Word: woodenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stands over her laundry in a wooden room in rural Tennessee. Lloyd sits in a chair near her, shivering under his blanket, devoured by a disease he is ashamed of and afraid to face. There is a perpetual tension between the two; Lloyd is sexually crippled and jealous of Mae, who has been seduced by an unbearable desire to educate herself. Indeed, at the school where she goes to learn rudimentary reading and mathematics, she has met an advanced reader named Henry, and she is falling in love...
...Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, has undoubtedly made a fine contribution to the contemporary marimba literature with this visionary piece, which used the entire instrument. At one point, Schwantner asks the marimbist to play on the very end of the bars, creating a thin, pitched wooden sound...
...flimsy wooden door provides everyone with a whole set of mysterious roommates and their bizarre and disturbing tales of lust. And, of course, when, God forbid, fire does strike, it's going to be a real pain in the ass moving the three dressers away from the door to escape the flames...
...Pulcinella boasts the additional advantage of proximity. The restaurant's warm, rustic interior is cozy on slower nights but can become cramped as the oilcloth-topped tables are filled with people. Ochre colored sponge-painted walls lend warmth to the room, and empty Chianti bottles swing demurely from the wooden-Vegas ceiling. The highly romantic effect is heightened by a solid wine list. Appetizer specials include mixed greens topped with diced truffles and juicy slices of grilled portabella mushrooms, as well as a flavor-charged concoction of roasted pears wrapped in smoky proscuitto packages resting on a gorgonzola cream sauce...
...example, a rose-scented concoction might be best for massaging an "A" out of your chem TF, whereas a healthy tablespoon of Crisco might be inappropriate for coaxing that last portion of garlic bread out of the dining hall staff. Novices should stick with basic wooden implements such as "Mr. Happy." Any massage accessory requiring electricity is likely to make the massage both noisy and uncomfortable...