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...ideal combination of pop and experimental rock. Though its chances for the radio are slim, the song is infectious for anyone who takes the time to listen. Beginning with a simple drum rhythm, the band cleverly adds keyboard, an array of percussion, lulling vocals and charming strings to craft a pensive and stimulating pop tune. Lyrics are few and replete with arresting literal implications. But, as with the nonsensical vocals of Sigur Rós, it’s their sound, more than their actual meaning, that matters most...
Further down the street sits Pastry Land, a bakery that is more of a pastry wonderland than its name suggests. Unlike Kupel’s, Pastry Land has a more limited selection, and the quantities are fewer. But Marcus, the bakery’s owner, is skilled in his craft. Pastry Land offers nothing less than the finest and tastiest baked goods. Everything is baked on premises and guaranteed Kosher. Glazed poppy seed rolls glisten under the soft lighting and the cookies radiate freshness...
...impressive creative writing portfolio helped Margaret D. Maloney ’06 get into Harvard, and she intended to take advantage of the University’s popular creative writing program to hone her craft...
...They learn how to take ‘experience’ and use craft to undergo that experience more deeply on the page, and therefore, subsequently, in their lives,” Graham says
...quite art yet not entirely craft, paint-by-number kits were all the rage during the 1950s and '60s. Originated by artist Dan Robbins, who took his cue from Leonardo da Vinci's practice of assigning numbered sections of his paintings to apprentices, the kits made it easy for the masses to create mountain vistas or the Last Supper. After the craze died down, the kits were left to gather dust on the back shelves of craft stores...