Sentences with phrase «fascinating glimpse of their lives»

The nearby Partenon was a «Beverly Hills» style residential area for Senators and the other elite of Rome and gives a fascinating glimpse of their lives.

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This diary offers a fascinating insight into the life of a British diplomat during the Cold War and gives a first - hand glimpse of the relationship between Thatcher and Reagan.
Dodgeball has a playful, hipster veneer, but the underlying premise behind the service gives a fascinating glimpse of the way mobile wireless computing promises to transform city life.
The aboriginal inhabitants of a stretch of islands near India offer a fascinating glimpse into the way of life of traditional hunter - gatherers.
All that might seem to be code words for dull, but Twilight Samurai is a fascinating, unique and thought provoking glimpse into the life of a low - ranking Samurai.
It's fascinating to get a glimpse into this absurd universe of crazies, and while it could have annoyed through overkill, there is a surprising softness and sentimentality to the characters that brings them to life, much as director Reiner had been able to with The One and Only, as more than just mere vessels to elicit easy gags.
And while Paul's arresting, artful images offer a fascinating glimpse of the couple's life in France between 1948 and 1954, it's the photos of Julia that are strikingly intimate: Julia kneeling near her cat in the couple's apartment; her nude silhouette in front of a sunlit window in Florence; Julia talking on the phone, with only her long, outstretched legs visible, but her warm, hearty laugh so easy to imagine.
Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century - an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph.
The book is meticulously researched and offers a fascinating glimpse not only into the lives and personalities of these two women but also into everyday life in the late Victorian era.
At once a fascinating historical novel and a glimpse into a writer's life, Becoming Mrs. Lewis is above all a love story — a love of literature and ideas and a love between a husband and wife that, in the end, was not impossible at all.»
Even if you aren't a cat - lover, though, this comic is fascinating for the glimpses it provides into the life of a manga creator.
Led by expert guides and assisted by support staff throughout, you'll be greeted by locals who offer a fascinating glimpse of traditional rural life and majestic views few ever experience.
Spend a fascinating and enchanting half day exploring the Bali countryside, a rural area where you get a glimpse of the authentic daily life of local residen...
Exploring the side streets and local neighbourhoods of Tulum is a fantastic way to get a glimpse into the everyday lives of the locals who live there, observe and learn about the fascinating culture, practice speaking Spanish, eat traditional and inexpensive Mexican food, shop for authentic handicrafts and souvenirs and support the local economy, and have the opportunity to interact and connect with the locals in Tulum.
Their respective art dealers — Bruce Silverstein, Alex Anthony for Eric Franck Fine Art, Stephen Henry for Paula Cooper, and Amrita Jhaveri — offer us fascinating glimpses of photographic pioneers we haven't encountered in this series normally devoted to living artists.
In his film Shirley: Visions of Reality, Austrian filmmaker, architect and experimental artist Gustav Deutsch recreates 13 of Edward Hopper's paintings, bringing them to life by telling the story of a woman whose thoughts, emotions and contemplations give us a glimpse of a fascinating era in American history.
About Shelf Life: Shelf Life is a rotating, micro-exhibition series that presents an intimate glimpse into the lives of fascinating people by presenting a cross section of their most coveted objects and treasured possessions.
Over on the New York Review of Books site, a glimpse at the fascinating life of sculptor Ruth Asawa who has a current show at David Zwirner gallery in New York.
It's also fascinating when I get little glimpses of their other life, the one they lead when I'm not around.
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