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...depict surreal scenes from slavery in the Old South. Demonstrating a keen sensitivity to the 19th century African-American literary tradition, Walker's imagery slips between history and fantasy, redemption and horror. Her striking installation monopolizes the historic connotations and graphic irony of the cutpaper silhouette, which despite its crisp, precise line shadows its subjects and prevents full narrative disclosure. In addition, both Zoe Leonard's archive of 82 distressed photographs from the life of the fictitious actress Fae Richards and Michael Ashkin's sculpture of two tiny trucks crossing an expansive landscape provide equally elliptical yet strangely engrossing narratives...
Down 3-O, Harvard needed its offense to help the team climb out of the hole, but the attackers faltered and sputtered, unable to convert any of their opportunities into goals. The passes were not crisp and no one hit the cutters to the net. As a result, the Crimson struggled to maintain sustained pressure on the Vanderbilt defense...
...offing). Despite her age, the raw talent and gleaming promise on this album are apparent. Her take on the country standard Blue Moon of Kentucky comes across as fresh and bracing as cold well water, and her version of I Will Always Love You is equally crisp and bright. On every track, Rimes' voice resonates with a mellow center, vibrant edges and a steady glow of pure innocence...
Indeed, much of Black's scoring came after receiving crisp entry passes from teammates, particularly Gelman, who racked up 10 assists. Brown's guard-oriented, open-floor style of play--on both ends of the court--made it easy for Gelman to penetrate and pass the ball off to Black and Feaster under the basket...
...weather's in flux: one day it's a crisp 30, the next a humid...