hair-raising, convergence, mundane, stew

"That hair-raising convergence of the mystical and the mundane runs irregularly but potently through 'El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III,' a rich, uneven stew of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston."

Central banks are supposed to inspire confidence in the economy by keeping inflation low and stable. Yet America’s Federal Reserve has suffered a hair-raising loss of control.

  hair-raising 

 adjective    very frightening: 

She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert. 

mundane 

 adjective      very ordinary and therefore not interesting: Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her. stew

1. Informal. Mental agitation: in a stew over the lost keys.