![]() ![]() ![]() They didn’t pay the rent, but they bought me a few drinks.” The grin seems to linger forever. And it paid 150 bucks,” he says with a grin. They rise now in front of the screen on a Zoom interview, when McConaughey is asked about the first time we ever saw him. The fingers swell around two rings-one silver and copper to protect the owner from evil thoughts, the other a wedding band. It was the face by which he would be judged. In our universe, it was the face that paid the bills. Perhaps there exists a universe in which that hand is all we ever saw of McConaughey, a universe in which that was all we remembered or judged him by. They had not yet gripped trophies or pounded bongos or worn handcuffs. They’d built tree houses and spun truck wheels and driven golf balls far down Texas fairways. Matthew McConaughey’s right hand resting open across his tuxedo buttons in a commercial for Al’s Formal Wear, in 1991.īack then, they were working hands. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Director Alan Edwards Producer Royal Queensland Theatre Company Music Director Dale Ringland Designer Bruce Auld Cast incl. John O'May, Melissa Bickerton, Wayne Kermond, Robert Berry, Judy Glenn, Shirley Cameron, Fiona Snowden, Chris Dickson.ġ991: Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, 21 February - 9 March. ![]() Director John O'May Music Director David Reeves Designer Kenneth Powell Chorus Pamela French Lighting Don Byrnes Dance Captain Gerard Symonds Cast incl. ![]() Bryant/Mr Hassell), Lisa O'Dea (Mrs Bryant), Noel Mitchell (Dr Gormiston/Mons Marceau/Corporal/Blue), Judith Roberts (Miss Burton), Judith McGraph (Martha/ Miss Jolley/Mrs Hassell), Lisa O'Dea (Aldith McCarthy), Grant Dale (Andrew Courtney/ Curley Sentry), Dale Burrage (Alan Courtney).ġ989: Footbridge Theatre, Sydney, 16 September - 25 November. Woolcott), Alyce Platt (Esther), Murray Golding/Sean Delahunty (Bunty), Tasmin West/Caroline Craig (Nell), Charmaine Gorman/Sheridan Compagnino (Baby), Michelle Pettigrove (Meg), Beven Addinsell (Pip), Melissa Bickerton (Judy), Rebecca Mitchell/Jane Fisher (The Little General), John Murphy (Col. ![]() Director John O'May Producer James Hardie Industries Ltd, Seven Little Australians (Aust) Pty Ltd (by arrangement with Paul Dainty) Music Director David Reeves Conductor William Motzing Design Kenneth Powell Chorus Pamela French Lighting Don Byrnes Cast John O'May (Capt. 1988: Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, 22 June - 1 October. ![]() ![]() ![]() And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country, things get even more complicated. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl!Īvery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair. All Avery wants is her own room - her own space to be alone and make art. ![]() But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. ![]() She loves her neighbourhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. ![]() ![]() ![]() The film is also very good with its ensemble, allowing Hamm to sparkle as Fletch while also surrounding him with characters who don't feel flat, or like stock cops or suspects. The roots of that are true, as Fletch often lies and/or presents himself as someone else to get through doors or talk to people who wouldn't want to talk otherwise and Confess, Fletch reels this element in a bit more so that it doesn't feel outlandish or out of step. That movie, too, blended Fletch with Chase's particular comedic stylings, for which there thankfully is some common ground, while also playing up Fletch as someone who likes to wear elaborate disguises and use silly fake names when he's digging into a scandal or case. You don't have to be a fan of Chevy Chase's Fletch film from 1985 (which was based on the first Fletch mystery) even though that particular story, understandably, is a better introduction to Fletch and what he's all about. ![]() ![]() ![]() Them if they get into the car with her upon first meeting them. "Give me your money." as they stand in line at the ATM machine or kidnap Sui's way on introducing herself is to poke her fingers into their ribs and say, Wrote the book is dead, as are several people who tried to translate the book. Meets Sui, the gal who slept with the man who wrote the book, appeared as aĬharacter in the book, and appears as a character in this book. She has been involved with translating or trying toĬomplete a translation of NP, the book within the book. Kazami is the narrator and works as a translator of Japanese works intoĮnglish as does her mother. Unlike the Maltese Falcon, which created death in those who desired to possess it, the book NP created death in those who desired to translate it. A book that seems toĬreate death in its wake. ![]() Times, listening over the shoulder to one, two, or at most three people talkingĪbout life. A story and a writing style that is so sparse that you seem to live in an almost empty room at Now I have the delicious opportunity to tell you about what happens This book I chose to read because of the delicious name of its author,īanana. ![]() ![]() Sometimes I judge a book by its title, that is, I choose to read it because Reminder of New Reviews & New DIGESTWORLD Issues - CLICK Like Us? Subscribe to Receive a Monthly Email NP, A Novel by Banana Yoshimoto, A Reading for Enjoyment ARJ2 Review by Bobby Matherne Site Map: MAIN ![]() ![]() ![]() These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to injustices that have long plagued their small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home. Retta, who works for the Coles family, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. ![]() It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina and Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to keep her daughters safe. Lisa Wingate, New York Times Bestselling Author of Before We Were Yoursįor readers of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing and Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, this extraordinary historical debut novel follows three fierce and unforgettable Southern women. "A mesmerizing Southern tale.Authentic, gripping, a page-turner, yet also a novel filled with language that begs to be savored." Like Jill McCorkle and Sue Monk Kidd, Spera probes the comfort and strength women find in their own company. ![]() ![]() ![]() Contents: History of the Persian Empire Achaemenid languages. The publication of the book is an event: it represents a watershed not only in better appreciation and understanding of the rich and complex cultural heritage established by Cyrus, but also of the lasting significance of the Achaemenid kings and the impact that their remarkable civilization has had on wider Persian and Middle Eastern history. 272pp with 433 colour and 50 monochrome illustrations. Topics covered in this title include aspects of Achaemenid religion, administration, material culture, ethnicity, gender and the survival of Achaemenid traditions. It discusses all aspects of Achaemenid history and archaeology between 550 BCE and 330 BCE, and embraces the whole vast territory of the Persian Empire from North Africa to India and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf. This volume offers precisely that: a sustained and comprehensive overview of the field of Achaemenid studies by leading scholars and experts. It is time for a major new appraisal of the glorious civilization founded by Cyrus the Great and continued by his successors, the Great Kings Darius I, Xerxes and Artaxerxes I. ![]() ![]() Interest and fascination in Achaemenid Persia has burgeoned in recent years. ![]() ![]() ![]() I argue three points: The first is that the prestige of Shakespeare has been systematically and consistently reinforced in each generation echoing his development from England’s greatest writer to an international icon. This project covers seven time periods (with a chapter devoted to each): 1800 to 1840 (The Beginning) 1850 to 1910 (The Golden Age), 1919 to 1939 (Between the Wars) 1940 to 1959 (Post War Recovery) 1960 to 1979 (Performance Adaptations) 1980 to 1989 (Shakespeare in Schools) and 1990 to 1999 (End of a Millennium). Comparing a wide variety of texts in the context of the time they were written has been neglected, as has the comparison of texts in different eras. ![]() This project represents an under-discussed field of Shakespeare studies. The third is the tendency of treatments to reflect the eras in which they were produced. The second is the growth in the variety of adaptations of Shakespeare for children. The first is the evolution of Shakespeare, in terms of his reputation and literary prestige. From my analysis of forty- two adaptations for children of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, covering a period of almost two hundred years, three distinct trends have emerged. The purpose of my thesis has been to establish the reasons for adapting Shakespeare for children in the modern age and to see if adaptations are influenced by the time they are written. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the years since the book was originally published, hundreds of geologists and paleontologists have been investigating all aspects of how life could be driven to the brink of annihilation, and especially how life recovered afterwards, providing the foundations of modern ecosystems. including Dinosaurs Rediscovered and When Life Nearly Died. The new edition brings the study of the greatest mass extinction of all time thoroughly up-to-date. Benton is a professor of vertebrate paleontology and head of the world-leading. Benton gives his verdict at the end of the volume. Was the end-Permian event caused by the impact of a huge meteorite or comet, or by prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? The evidence has been accumulating, and Michael J. When Life Nearly Died documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent renewal of the idea of catastrophism: the theory that changes in the earth's crust were brought about suddenly in the past by phenomena that cannot be observed today. It is far less widely understood that a much greater catastrophe took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: at least ninety percent of life on earth was destroyed. Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact sixty-five million years ago that killed half of all species then living. ![]() ![]() ![]() Waberi, translated from the French by Nancy Naomi Carlson (Djibouti, Seagull Books) The Nomads, My Brothers, Go Out to Drink from the Big Dipperby Abdourahman A. ![]() Silvina Ocampo by Silvina Ocampo, translated from the Spanish by Jason Weiss (Argentina, NYRB) ![]() Load Poems Like Guns: Women’s Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan, edited and translated from the Persian by Farzana Marie (Afghanistan, Holy Cow! Press) Rilke Shake by Angélica Freitas, translated from the Portuguese by Hilary Kaplan (Brazil, Phoneme Media)Įmpty Chairs: Selected Poems by Liu Xia, translated from the Chinese by Ming Di and Jennifer Stern (China, Graywolf) Here, with no further ado, les shortlists! You might be able to read your way through the shortlists before then if you start right now. So here they are, the finalists lists for both the poetry and prose Best Translated Book Awards! Now in its 9th year, the BTBA gives $5000 each to the winning authors and translators in each category. This year’s longlists are here, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m., both online at Three Percentand live in person at The Folly in NYC (92 W. ![]() |