Word: art
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art," he said...
...happiness is Simms, the victim of the blackmail scheme, superbly played by Michael Davidson '00. There is a wisdom and depth to Davidson's voice that grounds the entire production. But the performance by Catherine Gowl '02 as Cecilia, Vinnie's lover and Simm's protege in the art of coming to terms with lost dreams, steals the show. Hers is a part made more of gestures than of words, and her moments of stillness and transformation set the standard by which the other electric moments in the play must be judged...
...ballet opens with a scrim, a semi-opaque curtain at the front of the stage that blurs the action behind it, cementing the ballet in the human subconscious that lets the viewer experience and personalize art. The characters are endearing, fictitious, yet and somehow logical, carefully developed through choreography. The Firebird herself, given frantic, bird-like steps, seems supernatural, wrought with the frustration of being the sole guardian of good in a realm deprived of it. The princesses dance barefoot, as if to accentuate their delicacy and femininity in a dismal bleak world, and also their child-like helplessness...
...Harvard students are trained in the art of bullshit--shouldn't that apply to beer drinking? At least pretend to know what you're talking about beyond Bud. Ale tends to be sweet and smooth with a higher alcohol content; Ale is probably what you know the best (read: Miller Shite); bitter is bitter; IPA is India Pale Ale and distinctively alcoholic; lager is simply aged, bottom fermented beer; pale ale ranges from mild to bitter with a dry taste; pilsners are very dry and tend to be light...
...Once the keg is secured, there are more creative and competitive ways of quaffing your booze than keg stands and guzzling. Beer games are truly the finer art. A favorite of the masses, "Beer Pong" evokes the ruthless competitive spirit of any participant. In this tipsy version of ping-pong, players congregate around a table and attempt to hit the ball into the cups of their opponents, placed in front of every competitor. When the ball finds its home, chugging commences. There are many varieties in this game of agility, and hand-eye coordination tends to decrease as the game...