Word: adept
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...pleasure is the strong directing by Clark Johnson, who has quietly transformed himself from a respected TV character actor (“Homicide: Life on the Street”) to a very adept B-movie work-man—he also helmed “SWAT...
...Boston Ballet’s Gianni DiMarco. Choreographed to the music “Recycled Air” by the Postal Service, the second piece was a disappointing classical pas de deux. Dancers Pilar A. Ochi ’08 and Keller were hardly able to demonstrate their adept skills, in part, limited by the choreography of Lila K. Gollogly ’04. Countless repetitions of the same tricks—Ochi’s beautiful splits and grand jetés—combined with unchallenging lifts and turns resulted in a boring, awkward choreography that clashed with...
Josh Ritter “The Animal Years” (V2) 3.5 Stars For better or for worse, Josh Ritter’s “The Animal Years” could just as easily have been released in the 1970s, if not earlier. He’s an adept, though plain, troubadour, who here treads the well-worn path of mostly-acoustic folk, fusing the singer/songwriter vibe with bluegrass and country-western. In this release, Ritter has built solidly from the down home sound of his earlier albums, and he has effectively expanded his lyrical and musical creativity without...
...children are as adept as the rest of their cohort at multitasking, and they persuaded me, reluctantly, to IM them while they were away at college. But even among this wired generation there are dissenters who actively crave unplugged quiet time. Our daughter left her cell phone at home when she went to college, hasn't had one for the past two years and has no interest in having an iPod. Her favorite version of multitasking? Knitting while reading a 19th century novel...
...Colombian rocker is as adept at romantic ballads as he is at politically tinged anthems...