splendor

Eighty-six years ago, when a kiddie fare cost 15 cents, my then-6-year-old grandmother watched the theater blink from sepia to vivid color splendor.

Unfortunately, the technology was in no way capable of capturing the mystical splendor of Wilson’s light and imagery.

This brings me to a more general observation: I believe we’re experiencing an era of absolute splendor, and the Latin Grammys nominations are bound to reflect that.

In Tang Dynasty China he sits isolated in regal splendor, like an emperor carved in timeless white stone atop an elegantly draped cushion.

What some critics thought were bursts of bluster, however enthralling, became outright splendor.