Word: special
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...appointing Clark, Gay is continuing a position instituted by U.S. Rep. Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.) in 1996, during his tenure as Somerville mayor. Gay replaced Capuano after winning a special mayoral election last...
...Working blue" is what stand-up comedians call using jokes based on sex. Robert Schimmel, however, doesn't just work blue, he lives blue. The diminutive Schimmel's third comedy album, Unprotected, is a recording of his HBO special, and continues the sex-based theme of his previous two albums. But even if you've seen the special or seen Schimmel do his routine on the Conan O'Brien show, the hysterical routine is in no way diminished by repetition...
...title suggests, Schama finds special messages in the eyes of Rembrandt's subjects. He notes that in art education painters were taught to put special care into their depiction of the whites of eyes, yet in many of Rembrandt's works-Schama points to "The Artist in his Studio" (1629)-the eyes are dull, dark pits. "When Rembrandt made eyes," Schama says, "he did so purposefully." And so, in _Rembrandt's Eyes_ he continually returns to the haunting eyes in the artist's paintings...
...actual presidential election is so far away, voter turnout is extraordinarily low for primaries. As a result, a particularly active or vocal minority can sway party primaries very easily. Voters in the primary elections tend to be entrenched party members, and candidates routinely campaign toward the extremes and special interests of specific states during the primaries to capture party votes, then move back to the middle for the national election. As a result, there is no motivation for candidates to campaign either consistently or with the interest of the whole nation in mind as they go state to state pandering...
...their scenes together. Max Von Sydow does a marvelous turn as decrepit defense attorney Nels Gudmundsson, as do Shepard and Ako as the parents of the young lovers. Also, Max Wright (as a doddering coroner) and Celia Weston (as the righteously bigoted mother of the deceased) deserve special mention for their brief appearances on the witness stand...