Word: explicitly
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...authors in this collection range in age from 19 to almost 70. Did you notice any generational difference between the stories told by young women and those who were older? Dubelman: Younger women were more explicit about sex. That's really the only thing. They wrote about sex more openly and they used more explicit language. But the sentiments were all the same...
...tone of an e-mail. Although usually uttered in jest, the statement “it’s not real until it’s on Facebook” increasingly offers an accurate description of reality. Solidified in the digital universe, a committed relationship status serves as an explicit pledge of fidelity and a safeguard against unwanted come-ons. The relief of seeing those words in plain text promises to end the agonizing guessing game by confirming, beyond doubt, that the other person feels the same way. For some people, this declaration can become decidedly too real: Take...
...time span of four key days to piece together the meaning of family through four different points of view; both extensively utilize stream-of-consciousness style in order to do so; and both feature sons with mental retardation that gives way to a type of clairvoyance. Phillips gives an explicit nod of acknowledgment to Faulkner and the inevitable parallels readers will draw between them. However, there is a key difference. While Faulkner’s characters are riddled with vice that brings them to ruin, Phillips’ characters are more hopeful. While this makes “Lark...
...otherwise, he cannot relate meaningfully to the ideas Fani-Kayode presents.Fani-Kayode understood that his audiences would be unaccustomed to the often spiritually and sexually infused nature of his photographs. And in fact, it is far too easy to retreat to preconceived notions of appropriate cultural behavior. Because the explicit subject matter is distracting, the viewer loses the ability to view the photos holistically. If, however, viewers are able to strip away their prejudices, “Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)” presents perceptive and personal reflections on life that extend beyond the comforts of convention.Using symbolism...
...addition to being a political and cultural outsider in city politics, his fundraising—which has occurred mostly out of state—totals only about $140,000 to date, about a tenth of Menino’s available money. “It’s not explicit, but I’m still seen as someone who is kind of outside the dominant culture here at City Hall,” Yoon said. “It’s a mix of my background but also kind of the way I think.” Susan...