"The ultimate in art is self-expression, not escape."-Duke Ellington In this fascinating portrait of one of America's greatest musical legends, longtime friend and jazz historian Stanley Dance recounts the life of the incomparable Duke Ellington in his own words and in the words of the artist...
nounIn Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, a hereditary title of nobility, ranking next below that ofprince, but in some instances a sovereign title, as in those of the dukes of Burgundy, Normandy, Lorraine, etc. (see 3, below), or borne as his distinguishing title by ...
The youngdukelingis probably quoting the more memorable passages to his fellows even now with as much world-weary cynicism as he can muster. Duet « A Fly in Amber2010 This seems very wicked, very depraved, on the part of these persons, especially the sticking of pins in their bare arms...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook to fight; - usually implying, to fight with the fists; to settle a dispute by fighting with the fists. Seeduke, n. sense 4. See also:duke Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. ...
Having no children of his own, he began to treat Shin as a protege of sorts on the battlefield prior to his death. Respect He respects opponents who are strong enough to give him a great fight as he says Go Kei showed a most impressive blaze in the end of their duel. Aggression ...
View in context A few steps behind came an officer in a scarlet and embroidered uniform, cut in a fashion old enough to have been worn by the Duke of Marlborough. His nose had a rubicund tinge, which, together with the twinkle of his eye, might have marked him as a lover of the win...
Our discussion is interrupted by another dart across campus to the public-policy building, where a professor has asked her to speak to his students about her work in the sex trade. “I’m so scared, I’m so scared,” she tells me on the way over. But she more than holds her...
Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. Lord (historical) A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king Duke To beat with the fists. Lord A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one Duke A British peer of the highest rank Lord A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to...
Why did Strickland choose to present it in this way and break the dreamy spell of the rest of the film? It appears to show a level of discomfort with his own characters and it thusly makes them difficult to embrace. It's best off when the film focuses on its amatory moments, even if...