At the same time that America has pumped resources into a distracted set of terrorism-related priorities, the government has divested from efforts to ensure the longevity of our republic.
On February 25 1970, the Tate took delivery of an astonishing gift: eight mural-sized paintings created by Rothko for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York's Seagram Building, but judged by him to be totally inappropriate for the superficial, noisy, distracting setting of an expensive restaurant.
Directed by Francesca Zambello, this "Little Mermaid" burdens its performers with ungainly guess-what-I-am costumes (by Tatiana Noginova) and a distracting set (by George Tsypin) awash in pastels gone sour and unidentifiable giant tchotchkes that suggest a Luau Lounge whipped up by an acid-head heiress in the 1960s.
But since it's easy to lose track of time when you're distracted, set a timer to ensure that your reward time doesn't turn into another time-sapping exercise.
The store clerk became distracted, set the watch on a chair behind the counter and left the room.
Here's what you need to know about background color: Avoid setting a distracting color.
Cash's pixieish charm invokes Kazan's, which sets up a distracting autobiographical parallel.
AMENITIES Le Pois Penché serves a solid French menu (gooey onion soup, succulent duck breast) but is marred by tacky décor, harsh lighting, a distracting television set and a charmless music selection that veers haphazardly from techno to soul to rock.
From a contemporary standpoint, the race-based humor assigned to the elderly Sophia character is distracting, but setting aside today's standards of political correctness, the episode is both instructive and alarming.
We'll forgive her if she was a little distracted in this set given the circumstances.
For example, one-third of American workers are now working from home, and they need advice that works for the relaxed, distracting home business setting.
