Reel's book is a busy one, dashing this way and that among a complicated aggregation of story lines, celebrity walk-ons, obscure but vivid eccentrics, cultural grotesqueries, big scientific ideas touched upon lightly and themes from the life of Du Chaillu himself.
Sections of the book where we concentrate our attention: 1, 2, 4, 6, 12-17, 24-26, 24-26, 29, with 25 and 26 only touched upon lightly and 17 presented from quite a different point of view.
Films from the Gulf are typically apolitical in their content, but encouraged by the availability of new funds, filmmakers are starting to produce works that touch, if lightly, upon taboo subjects — sex, alcohol, premarital mixed-gender relationships and unconventional lifestyles.
Controversial subjects, such as Ali's infamous baiting of Frazier, are touched upon relatively lightly; victories take precedence over defeats; those opposed to or uncomfortable with Ali's stance against the Vietnam War or his embrace of the Nation of Islam do not speak.
Several factors make this so – some of which I previously touched upon (too lightly), and others that were later expanded upon by Sandeep Casi and Armando Kirwin in their excellent follow-up posts on TechCrunch.
Speaking with Graduate Fog, a Manchester United spokesperson described how, despite the job's title, the role is an entry-level intern position, adding: "Whilst the candidate would be involved in all of the duties listed, they would only touch upon them all lightly as the advert states the position is for a two-month period.
But while the piece discusses his retirement plans, it touches only lightly upon the controversies that have sullied Mr. Tata's career, most notably the publication of his conversations with the lobbyist Niira Radia.
And then there's the fact that the iPad wants to be touched, albeit lightly.
Other forms of partnership in Tanzania's higher education are touched on lightly here (see below).
But Christoforou's touch is lightly teasing, gently ironic.
It will not be walked upon lightly.
