Word: veneered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...textured and have the color of the exterior of a butternut squash, a wicker basket at the entrance brims with crunchy New England apples, and underneath the starched napkins at each place setting are wicker plate-covers. Tables and chairs manage the homey feel of wood with the smooth veneer of an upscale dining venue. The kitchen is open, and a sleek chrome wrap-around bar flanks a series of small tables at which appetizers can be ordered during busy hours. Harvest boasts track lighting with a bit of a difference: upsidedown T bars emerge from the ceiling to subtly...
...here's a cultural disconnect. People think that [Cambridge] is a progressive town, but the progressive veneer has allowed a lot of inappropriate things to go on unnoticed," Zucker says. "Black folks who've lived in this town are not surprised that discrimination occurs. And the white liberals shouldn't be either...
...restored version is the elimination of the credits and the overlaid soundtrack from the famous opening shot. The brilliant oscillation between the simple continuity of a single shot and the complexity of the choreography creates a sense of tension now unburdened by surface distractions. Without the studio veneer, the probing camera and the cacophonic textures of street noise achieve a phenomenal depth that truly captures the oddly discontinuous sensation of shifting through space...
Even with the acceptance of the new peace agreement, the veneer of civility is far too thin to think the Troubles are completely in the past. "Remember," says Glen Barr, a former Protestant politician who heads one of the most progressive self-help community groups, "you have nearly three generations of people in this country who have gone through a war with their neighbors as their enemy...
Strange? Certainly, but not in the same alienating manner that disturbed many viewers of Fargo. The lighthearted Big Lebowski dotes upon its ragtag hero and has a generous heart behind the veneer of its lowlife comic weirdness...