Word: backgrounders
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...hundreds of makeshift Mobys scratching out their living. Some, including Chulada, have made it to the coolest clubs, like Mecca where a weekly knock 'em down drag show packs in gays and straights alike. Others make do by spinning at cheesy chain eateries, where deejays provide little more than background noise. O.K., so it's not always glamorous. But, says Chulada, a sly grin creasing his boyish face: "Unlike the dotcom guys, we still have our jobs...
...developed a bit more. Pekar's self-absorption can turn drama into mere exposition. In one case he fills almost an entire panel with text, explaining his lack of communication with Danielle. At the bottom he looks at us, as if in conversation, while in the background, home from school, she runs up the stairs. It says more than it means to, I think...
...dubs in lesbian-rights messages over women’s voices in old films of a roundtable discussion. This effect, which Hammer uses throughout the film, provides a bit of needed levity. Her presentation of antiquated photographs, transposition of negatives and reverse negative images, and carnivalesque background music creates an interesting mixture of the serious and the playful, the historical and the present...
Garber, who also directs Harvard's Humanities Center, has met with department faculty and staff several times since she was installed as chair. Garber is one of the world's foremost authorities on Shakespeare, but has no formal background in the visual arts...
...absolutely delighted that Andrew Card has accepted our invitation," said Executive Dean of the Kennedy School Bonnie Newman. "The Kennedy School's mission is to help educate public leaders and Mr. Card's background in public service exemplifies what we are devoted...