Word: underworldly
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...head of the Our Ukraine opposition bloc, he has become a skilled political adversary, leading meticulously planned demonstrations and framing the election in stark, eloquent terms. "Our choice is very simple," he said just before the runoff. "Either we live according to the code of ethics of the criminal underworld, or we live like free and affluent people...
Well, unfortunately, I was not able to go out and experience life as a goddess, or explore the underworld to get a “feel” for what [the goddess, my character in L’Orfeo] Speranza must have really felt. Preparation for this role ultimately involved educating myself on the particular style of music. I knew shamefully little going into this project, but to be able to perform this type of music, I really had to work to grasp the method behind it (not that I am claiming to have become an expert...
...Early on, one encounters the splendid and somewhat hair-raising clay sculpture known as the Eagle Warrior, circa 1440-69, staring down from a shelf 6 ft. off the floor, as if on a ledge to surprise his enemies. Not far behind him looms the grisly god of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli, circa 1480, his rib cage exposed and his liver hanging out. The pair encapsulates some of the dualities that created a dynamic tension throughout the Aztec worldview: war and death, light and darkness, power and decay...
What Ellroy is most famous for is his crime novels—huge, sprawling works with hitmen, thugs, pimps, whores, victims and perps. His most recent series—The Underworld U.S.A. trilogy, which includes American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and a not-yet-published third installment—fictionalizes American history in the from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. It covers a variety of events including the Bay of Pigs, the Kennedy assassination and will conclude just prior to Watergate...
...result is a lot of fiction. The second installment of the Underworld U.S.A. trilogy weighed in at 688 pages, and the third—due out in about two year—is promised to be even longer...