Word: artsier
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...Sitting Bull's History Lesson said that American history was a lie dressed up in showbiz frills; and A Wedding, his black spray-paint on a four-tier nuptial cake, contained 48 characters, for no better reason than that Nashville had had 24. But there was a quieter, artsier side to Altman, evident in his eerie, miniature studies of women on the verge of madness That Cold Day in the Park, Images, 3 Women...
...early days of Italian ready-to-wear when Giorgio Armani stood on one side of the fashion ring with his sleek, pared-down pantsuits and Gianni Versace fought back with high-octane glamour and glitz. More recently, in the late '90s, Tom Ford played Gucci against the artsier Prada label with the kind of slick vulgarity that made him a fashion champion...
...prayer, to whom and for what she isn't sure. But her poems, which mix autobiography and World War II documentary, struggle to come to terms with the raw human realities of war: "The experience of killing and getting killed." Collected Poems 1943-2004 By Richard Wilbur Unlike his artsier colleagues, Wilbur isn't afraid to bust a rhyme or two, and his tent is a big one: this volume includes children's poems and even show tunes. Always charming, Wilbur is a consoler, not a wallower, who offers those rare and most unfashionable commodities, beauty and pleasure...
...that great jazz once again grooves there. Bo- hemian Caverns, at 11th Street and U, offers nightly shows, plus food named after musical legends--the Miles Davis is a lamb kabob--many of whom performed at the dark, moody venue built to look like a cave. For an artsier scene, check out U-topia, at 1418 U Street, which has live music every night and a full menu. HR-57, named after a congressional resolution to preserve jazz, puts on jam sessions and performances Wednesday through Saturday, at 1610 14th Street. The ambience is laid back; you can bring your...
...assessment of Ivy-League style. Though WWD ranked Harvard a lowly fifth, they acknowledged that “it’s a rare situation in which a Harvard student isn’t at the head of the class.” The top ranking went to the artsier, left-of-center Brown...