Word: woodenness
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...Aside from a few paintings by the transatlantic practitioners of Neo-Romanticism, a gentler version of Surrealism, this is a show about stuff. One of the first things you see is a 6-ft.-long (2 m) wooden model of the Normandie, that floating showcase for Art Deco and French luxury that was once the classiest way to go between the two cities. Nearby are modernistic silver serving pieces and other shipboard relics. A striking 1934 photomontage advertising the Normandie shows it sailing through Times Square past the Art Deco Paramount Building. Art Deco - that decorative fusion of Art Nouveau...
...Stanislaus Kostka, protesters are learning the mundane lessons of church occupation: Bring your own toilet paper. Dress warmly against the nave's meager heating. And no matter how just your cause, don't expect a decent night's sleep on St. Stan's hard wooden pews. Built by Polish immigrants in 1902 and named after a 16th century Polish Jesuit novice, the church is profusely decorated with statues, stained glass, mosaics and hand-painted biblical scenes; a depiction of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa is richly decorated with diamonds, pearls and other jewels donated by parishioners. Until last month...
...Unfortunately for the BC coach, that break did little to stall the momentum, as by the end of the half, the Eagles had 10 turnovers to seven for their guests and their Wooden Award candidate Rice was scoreless...
...Unfortunately for the BC coach, that break did little to stall the momentum, as by the end of the half, the Eagles had 10 turnovers to seven for their guests and their Wooden Award candidate Rice was scoreless...
With its medieval architecture, well-manicured greens and charming wooden punts, Cambridge University is renowned for its beauty as well as its academic rigor. Yet for one visiting American in the 19th century, the elegant surface of Victorian Cambridge masked a culture of debauchery where students indulged in heavy drinking and solicited prostitutes in between jaunts to the library...