Word: detailism
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...Harvard examination system is designed, according to its promulgators, to test two specific things: knowledge of trends and knowledge of detail. Men approaching the examination problem have three choices: 1.) flunking out; 2.) doing work; or 3.) working out some system of fooling the grader. The first choice of solution is too permanent and the second takes too long...
...Inspired by the sarin gas attacks in the Tokyo subway system on that date, the dance is the culmination of Quinn’s choreography work so far. “One night I sat bolt upright in my bed and watched the dance in incredible detail in my head and I was like, ‘This is what I want onstage,’” he says. “And now, onstage, it looks exactly how it looks in my head. That’s all I want to do. I did it once with...
...been playing and composing classical music since childhood. “That’s how I began my training, so I’ve never really tried to pursue any other genre of music. There’s a lot of possibility for expressivity, detail, creativity, and complexity...
What’s strange is that although the images are so surreal, they seem familiar, as though Vu has found a way to tap into the primordial subconscious of a fairytale. There is something sublime about the pain on the canvas, and the exquisite care with which each detail is executed...
...night. “Good, Marco,” he said in his thick, Polish accent when I told him I was free. “Go and rent two movies, one action and one stupid comedy.” Before hanging up, he added one more detail: “Marco,” he said, “the stupider the better...