It seems safe to say that the Justices of the Supreme Court, currently weighing the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act, have not spent their time basking in the soft glow cast by an array of pixels depicting a pink equal sign against a red square backdrop, a symbol that is currently blanketing social-media networks like Facebook and Twitter.
By Matt Buchanan March 27, 2013 It seems safe to say that the Justices of the Supreme Court, currently weighing the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act, have not spent their time basking in the soft glow cast by an array of pixels depicting a pink equal sign against a red square backdrop, a symbol that is currently blanketing social-media networks like Facebook and Twitter.
The face-lift began in the spring at Macy's flagship store, on West 34th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, the almost-square-block backdrop for the annual Thanksgiving Day parade and the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street".
Later, a family asks me to pose with them in their photograph, standing on a teahouse balcony with the square as a backdrop.
All are dressed in bright, clean-lined peasants-in-a-ballet costumes (by Ben Benson), set against a town square and sky backdrop (by David Mitchell) that equally conveys a slightly cartoonlike quality.
(hottubcinema.com) today and tomorrow, £28 for a single ticket or £225 for a hot tub for eight people Glasgow on Ice The biggest city north of the border is hosting seven weeks of events in George Square against the backdrop of the beautiful Victorian City Chambers building, now headquarters to Glasgow City Council.
Archers will shoot over "the square" against the backdrop of the pavilion at Lord's, which is often dubbed the home of cricket.
During "Heroes", footage of Bowie is projected onto the backdrop, a square of film that slides around the screen.
Like "Remember the Titans," whose box-office success it will probably duplicate, this film tells a story of racial reconciliation against a backdrop of square-jawed masculine striving.
The bare stage decor is a vast backdrop of squared paper, like the grid of a New York street map, and against this a cast of two-dozen dancers are drilled into epic, geometric formations – an army of urban workers who walk, jog and bounce in fiercely repeating phrases.
Placed against striking, saturated backdrops, the square illustrations resemble Instagram uploads that never were.
