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...light on a color plate viewed at the wrong angle, the way the curve of the page interrupts an engraving. His choice of objects, often the kind that might arouse an antiquarian's obscure joy, recall the contents of Joseph Cornell's boxes, but the mood is different, more curious than nostalgic...
...audience. One of Nuccio's most memorable numbers is in the angrily energetic "Auto Da Fe" (riot), when he, playing Dr. Pangloss, sings about how he contracted a virus most resembling syphilis in an attempt to save himself from execution for heresy. At several points he breaks into a curious Russian dance, the ensemble matching his energy and spirit as they kick and push him towards one of the black poles, set up as a gallows. Not only is the song about his contraction of the disease hysterically funny, but all of Nuccio's hand gestures, facial and physical expressions...
...creator of the mischievous storybook monkey Curious George, bequeathed 20 percent of her estate to PBHA. Her will divided the remaining 80 percent among 15 other non-profit organizations, with WGBH and the Longy School of Music receiving the next largest shares...
...touched the lives of thousands with her spirit of inquiry," said William J. Pally, a colleague at the center. "She was the most genuinely curious and open-minded of people...
...exited the Back Bay T station, the curious orange glow of sodium lamps guided the path. A warm mist gathersedaround the Mass. Pike, a bifurcating behemoth as visually jarring as I-93. Streets narrowed and warehouses multiplied. Combined with the dim lighting, the northeastern segment of the South End looked eerily like Gotham City...