Word: tinning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...vocals are, on the surface, direct and unemotional. However, the contrast between the chilly surface and the confessional nature of many of the lyrics creates a tension, even a passion. The sound of a numb Madonna trying to reconnect to her own emotions has poignancy akin to the Tin Man searching for a heart, or Spock struggling to come to terms with his human half. Orbit says that one song, the coolly funky Swim, was recorded on the day Madonna learned of Gianni Versace's murder: "I think that explains why the track has an emotional resonance...
...building's facade is undoubtedly dilapidated. A tin sign, announcing liquor andcocktails, looks as though no one has maintainedit since its 1950s installation...
...Bouguereaus he saw, with their pale, continuously rounded flesh (tubular, in a way) and their meticulous highlights, influenced the "Tubism" of his maturing style. The manikins in his Contrast of Form paintings, such as Exit the Ballets Russes, 1914, project a strange mixture of nervousness and solidity--sexless tin men bustling about in a narrow, overcrowded space...
DIED. BOB MERRILL, 77, songwriting polymath whose hits ranged from How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? to Barbra Streisand's signature People; in Los Angeles. Merrill started his career writing such airy novelties for Tin Pan Alley as If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake and Mambo Italiano. He racked up 18 Top 10 hits between 1949 and 1956. His success continued on Broadway where he wrote the lyrics for Funny Girl and Carnival, among many others. Merrill also wrote screenplays, including one for Mahogany, starring Diana Ross...
...Billings & Stover Apothecaries isn't pictured, it ought to be. The unremarkable storefront at 41A Brattle St. is easily disregarded and certainly no competition for the brightly lit establishments of Brattle Square. But from those who notice it, Billings & Stover will elicit a nostalgic smile. Even the small tin milk carts and bottles that dress the windows seem quaint, not tacky...