Word: whaled
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...read out loud forms between speaker and listener, calling it “the thing that passed between us.” Heaney especially emphasized the oral tradition of memorized “rote” verse, citing what Yeats called “entering the belly of the whale...
...Elsewhere, Winton can seem to tread water. Using Vic as a narrative thread for otherwise disparate stories, Damaged Goods and Reunion, in particular, feel padded out. And reading about the marital difficulties of Vic and Gail can be as interesting as a bout of unsuccessful whale watching, to which his characters are also prone. Otherwise, trimmed of its middle-aged spread, The Turning is as lissome as Winton's best prose...
...When it comes to encountering whales in the wild, most of us are content to glimpse them through binoculars on a whale-spotting cruise or from a vantage point onshore...
...commentary about the women's vote, women have never been a bloc that could be specifically targeted like tobacco growers or whale watchers. In a close race a group that large has to be sliced into identifiable targets, so that both sides can pick the most promising women to woo--old or young, married or single, the populists, the small-business owners, the social conservatives, the libertarians, the waitress moms...
When it comes to encountering whales in the wild, most of us are content to glimpse them through binoculars on a whale-spotting cruise or from a vantage point onshore. But more adventurous nature lovers are heading for the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga, where you can actually swim with some of the world's largest mammals. Whaleswim Adventures runs six-, seven- and nine-day tours that give enthusiasts a chance to swim with humpback whales off the island of Vaka'eitu, near Vava'u Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity...