Sentences with phrase «slice of history»

Today, a museum in the same plantation house preserves this little slice of history - and a handful of the explorer's personal belongings.

Can we discern the signs of the times and let ourselves be instruments of new values that could transform just this small slice of history of which we are a part?

It would be cool to see slices of history that you haven't seen with African figures.

Now they've come up with another winning slice of history.

Once again, this is a finely drawn portrait of a family in flux as well as a memorable slice of history.

So, we might arrive at a totally different conclusion regarding the right balance of stocks and bonds depending on what slice of history we choose to consider.

Art Deco behemoth gets its spark back: a little slice of history for # 6m as apartments at Battersea Power Station finally go on sale

Veteran French director Anne Fontaine approaches a spiritually and emotionally complex real - life slice of history with deftness and understated drama in «The Innocents,» about a group of nuns who became pregnant after Soviet soldiers raped them at the end of World War II.

I was working on something related to movies the other day and came across an interesting slice of history I was not aware of that could have some bearing on a particularly contentious debate going on today.

Hot on the heels of the StarCraft: Remastered announcement, Blizzard have confirmed plans to release what they are calling a «faithful slice of history» — the original StarCraft in the native, original resolution and with no changes whatsoever.

For long - time DE2 fans, the paint scheme brings a wistful smile; for newer fans, the paint scheme makes that slice of history come alive.

Cristiano Ronaldo secured his own slice of history, becoming the first player to score in three finals after netting in the La Decima win over rivals Atlético Madrid and for Manchester United against Chelsea.

The Foxes are just three wins from writing themselves a huge slice of history by winning the Premier League.

Another subversive slice of history is told via The Rokeby Venus, a 17th century painting of a female nude.

Sundance Doc The Lovers and the Despot examines a bizarre slice of history that should, from its very subject matter, be interesting.

Directed and adapted by Armando Iannucci, who created the TV show «Veep,» «The Death of Stalin» is a dark political satire and an odd slice of history set around the political positioning put in motion by the death of the Soviet leader in 1953.

Behind the lens, Clooney's directorial career has adopted the same characteristics, whilst capturing slices of history simultaneously.

What follows is an often macabre and sporadically funny attempt at conjuring a laugh from a ghastly slice of history, with a talented cast wasted on a thankless script by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft (St. Trinians), and the poor direction of Landis who can't find the balance between grizzly murder and comedic slapstick.

Geraldine Brooks has a way of infusing vivid color, texture, sound, and aroma to little - explored slices of history, breathing new life into facts cull

An engaging slice of history.

Given that there has been a general social prohibition (far too weakly enforced) against hitting women for a much greater slice of history than the Kindle has been infuriating writers of noble purpose, I have to say that I think Mr. Alexie probably got his fair due.

The result is a gripping slice of history with all sorts of reverberant echoes of today.

But it's a pretty gorgeous slice of history that I'm thrilled the Hilton has preserved.

For an excellent insight into Peniscola's architectural growth throughout the years, the towns» museum, La Casa Del Ayer, is an interesting slice of history.

Mass market watch ownership is a relatively small slice of our history, starting after the First World War and only becoming the norm for the industrialised world in the 1930s.

Hot on the heels of the StarCraft: Remastered announcement, Blizzard have confirmed plans to release what they are calling a «faithful slice of history» — the original StarCraft in the native, original resolution and...

Each room serves as a little slice of history, and it's fun and utterly depressing at the same time to witness Edith slowly fill in the family tree in her own journal while exploring the memories of those who came before her.

Maybe the slice of history relevant for me is the present moment when I can react creatively instead of negatively to the tasks in hand.

Bruno Martins Indi is pumped up to try and help Stoke City grab a slice of history at Arsenal tomorrow.

If you're looking to impress your date with a slice of history coupled with some views to remember, this is a great dating choice.

It can hardly be called a recurring theme after two days, but last night's gala brought Trumbo to the BFI London Film Festival and, like Suffragette, served up another slice of history that's inexplicably taken decades to reach the screen.

His brilliant performance as Prime Minister Winston Churchill is the best, and probably only reason to see this slice of history.

Famous names like Alan Alda and Amy Ryan provide great support as Donovan's (at times wavering) family and colleagues, while good character actors like Dakin Matthews (Lincoln), Scott Shepherd (Side Effects), Peter McRobbie (The Visit), Michael Gaston (Blindspot), Victor Verhaeghe (Boardwalk Empire) and Jesse Plemmons (Breaking Bad) all fill in roles as US law enforcement, legal or military personnel involved in this slice of history.

And the sooner you realize that, the more fun you'll have at this enjoyable (if overlong) slice of history.

Sure, this V - 10 concept car is just a roller, but it is also a slice of history — the GR - 1 was built on the success of the Cobra concept that nabbed Best in Show at the 2004 Detroit Auto Show.

Educational and a slice of history, but Worth's ability to convey emotion elevates her stories to another level.

Traversing the South Korean landscape, from the rural fishing village of Pusan to the bustling capital of Seoul, This Burns My Heart is truly a slice of history, capturing a country very much in transition.

This inn was built in 1888 for a local judge and his wife, and in the years since has been meticulously kept and restored as a slice of history.

It's a slice of history and undoubtedly a retro classic, but I don't feel it's aged as well as some of the other classics from the 16 - bit era, and as such it's difficult to recommend as a must - buy.

These pieces are mostly included in the less publicized Day, or Morning, Sales — the ones that rarely make newspaper headlines but still present ample opportunities to spot a masterpiece and to acquire a slice of history.

Wednesday night from 5 - 8 venture out past the Upper East Side into a slice of history for Ladies of the House: History From A Feminine Perspective.

But let's say we feel we really need every last fighter aircraft we can scrounge; an alternative would be for each of us to cough up a loonie, a small price to pay for a slice of history like this.