![]() ![]() ![]() This is a familiar, Manichaean, Shyamalan-ish universe: A diverse group of bewildered souls, alone in a menacing void, earnestly playing out whatever endgame logic the scenario dictates. This being a Shyamalan film, the trailer promises they will spend a lot of time looking confused and concerned - the same facial feat Mark Wahlberg sustained across the running time of “The Happening” - and yelling at one another, demanding explanations. Naturally, they try to figure out what’s happening, floating theories and freaking out. The trailer introduces us to some people who become trapped on a remote beach, where they begin to age at an insanely accelerated pace. But in the past few weeks, I have watched its trailer over and over, enthralled by its combination of existential horror and unintended humor. ![]() Night Shyamalan’s latest movie, “Old,” which arrived in theaters last week, for no other reason than that I am traveling and haven’t set foot in a theater in almost two years. Let me say up front that I do not expect to see M. ![]()
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![]() ![]() As their relationship deepens-and Osita struggles to understand Vivek's escalating crisis-the mystery gives way to a heart-stopping act of violence in a moment of exhilarating freedom. ![]() But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family's struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. ![]() What does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son's body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vivian Daly has lived a quiet life on the coast of Maine. Just months from "aging out" of the child welfare system, and close to being kicked out of her foster home, a community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping her out of juvie and worse. ![]() Nearly eighteen, Molly Ayer knows she has one last chance. The author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be delivers her most ambitious and powerful novel to date: a captivating story of two very different women who build an unexpected friendship: a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers to questions no one has ever thought to ask. This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780061950728, found here. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, the truth of it is, we were set up before we even deployed. We never should have gone on that mission. ”His thoughts were focused beyond the grave. With breathless pacing and relentless suspense, Reece ruthlessly targets his enemies in the upper echelons of power without regard for the laws of combat or the rule of law.Īn intoxicating thriller that cautions against the seduction of absolute power and those who would do anything to achieve it, The Terminal List is perfect for fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, Stephen Hunter, and Nelson DeMille. ![]() ![]() Now, with no family and free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward avenging the deaths of his family and teammates. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming, Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government. On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush that also claimed the lives of the aircrew sent in to rescue them. A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his team in this ripped-from-the-headlines political thriller. ![]() ![]() Een artistiek proces dat zich ontplooit op verschillende dragers (doek, zwart krijtbord, papier, brons, enz.). Kirkeby kan en wil zich niet in een vakje laten stoppen, maar stelt liever de positie en de perceptie van de waarnemer voortdurend in vraag. ![]() Het gaat hier echter slechts om een aspect van een bijzonder veelzijdig oeuvre dat evenzeer put uit de figuratieve kunst van de Deense klassiekers als uit de experimenten van de 19de-eeuwse Franse meesters, zoals Eugene Delacroix. Maar wat moeten we precies verstaan onder avant-garde: gebrokenheid, minimalisme, abstractie, ontlening, verdraaiing? Al die elementen vinden we terug in een omvangrijk oeuvre dat voor het eerst vorm krijgt in de jaren 60, in het voetspoor van de Fluxus-beweging. ISBN: 9789085866268 Het Paleis voor Schone Kunsten pakt uit met een retrospectieve van het werk van Per Kirkeby (?☁938), een van de belangrijkste schilders van de Deense avant-garde. nieuw exemplaar ! Tekst in het Nederlands. Hardback, 285x225mm, 200pp., uitvoerige kleurillustratie. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kosme de Baranano PER KIRKEBY retrospectieve, Per kirkeby and the forbidden paintings of Kurt Schwitters / NEDERLANDS Brussel, Bozar, 2012. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Set at a pet show in the park, various events from agility trials with a snake (“Some pets slither”) and a rabbit (“Some pets bound”), to a pig race (“Some pets squeal”), to a costume party-featuring a dragon-suited dog and punk-rock Chihuahuas among others-give different pets a chance to shine. In entertaining, witty fashion, the author-illustrator duo of Some Bugs (2014) here highlight a festive array of pets great and small. VERDICT This fun, lively book will entertain kids at storytime, but it is also a simple way to begin discussing parts of speech. ![]() Encourage young readers to find a word to describe how their pets move, make sounds, eat, or show affection, and, if appropriate, discuss the difference between nouns and verbs. Readers will have many observations about the animals in this story, as well as comments about their own pets or other animals they have known. The bright, colorful illustrations are at their best when showing animals dressed for a costume party. Humorous illustrations flesh out the simple text with mixed-media art that includes lots of cut-paper collage and what appear to be googly eyes. The story ends with a statement about what all pets have in common. Some pets scurry round and round.” Verbs describe how pets move, how they make sounds, how they eat, and how they show affection to their owners. This bright and bouncy story in verse is about an array of pets and what they do. ![]() ![]() I have to admit this book was a rather unintentional read: I picked it'up whilst travelling in Malaysia, having, run out of material to read'after a few days spent lazing about on a beach in Kota Kinabalu. Did Mina simply decide to disappear, or did mother and child become lost in the treacherous bog? Could they, too, be hidden in its depths, only to be discovered centuries from now? Or did the landowner, Hugh Osborne, murder his family, as some villagers suspect? Two years earlier, Mina Osborne, the local landowners Indian-born wife, went for a walk with her young son and never returned. Still, her tale may have shocking ties to the present, and Cormac and Nora must use cutting-edge techniques to preserve ancient evidence.Īnd the red-haired girl is not the only enigma in this remote corner of Galway. The red-haired girl is clearly a case for the archaeologists, not the police. ![]() Who is she? When was she killed? The extraordinary find leads to even more disturbing puzzles. ![]() Peat bogs prevent decay, so the decapitated young woman could have been buried for two decades, two centuries, or even much longer. ![]() Blurb: When farmers cutting turf in a peat bog make a grisly discovery the perfectly preserved severed head of a young woman with long red hair Irish archaeologist Cormac Maguire and American pathologist Nora Gavin team up in a case that will open old wounds. ![]() ![]() ![]() Best Bargain: The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners: The Complete Guide.Best For Weight Loss: The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution: The 28-Day Kickstart Plan for Lasting Weight Loss.Best Overall: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day. ![]() ![]() Here is what we found out after taking a look at some of the more popular texts. Because these cookbooks have such a diversity in types of recipes and approaches, it can be hard to decide which one is the best one to purchase. However, these books can be written from different perspectives and may accommodate readers’ goals very differently. Mediterranean diet cookbooks for meal prep will typically strive to give a background on the diet, give tips for how to practice it, and provide a bevy of recipes for home chefs to try out. Chicken, eggs, cheese, and other dairy should be eaten in moderation. There is less of a focus on red meat and more seafood. These traditional diets are high in vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, olive oil, fruit, and some other carbohydrates whole grains, potatoes, and bread are all considered alright in this lifestyle. The Mediterranean diet gets its inspiration from the agriculture, lifestyles, and culinary traditions found in cultures abutting the Meiterranean Sea. ![]() ![]() ![]() But, what about the style there? “Jamaicans are the most confident men I've come across. He feels that claiming the island as his home is inauthentic. Masego talked about the significance of being born in Kingston, Jamaica. “So, that’s why I work with Africans hopefully, they didn't hurt anybody historically.”Įarly in his career, the instrumentalist went through a self-described “old man phase.” He shopped for “thrift store fabrics”-corduroys and shirts priced at fifty cents. “I keep learning too much,” says Masego, alluding to the exploitative labor practices and questionable political history of some established brands. It’s blue, white, and black in an abstract pattern that was painted by Njoku. Vogue He walked through the racks wearing his “second-half-of-the-tour jacket” from Movement of the People, by Uzo Njoku. The singer behind “Sax Fifth Avenue,” visits the song’s namesake. ![]() ![]() ![]() Watt Bakradi is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. ![]() Rylin Myers’s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world-and a romance-she never imagined…but will her new life cost Rylin her old one? Leda Cole’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction-to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched.Įris Dodd-Radson’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart. But people never change: everyone here wants something…and everyone has something to lose. ![]() A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible-if you want it enough.Ī hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. New York City as you’ve never seen it before. ![]() |