Word: detailism
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...just like us” and never will be; they are highly specialized “piano prodigies who can jump,” and as much as we bemoan their occasionally scandalous personal conduct, there’s no denying that our fascination with every detail of their lives is what grants them their celebrity status. What is perhaps most unique about the book the intense hatred that Leitch, who runs the popular sports blog Deadspin.com, holds for all things ESPN. A not-so-subtle anti-big-media theme can be found throughout “God Save...
...What distinguishes McCain's redemption tale is its elaborate detail. Two books, Faith of My Fathers, which McCain co-wrote with his speechwriter and adviser Mark Salter, and The Nightingale's Song, by Robert Timberg, flesh out in intimate detail the misbehavior of McCain's youth, as the set-up for a hero's narrative...
...able to walk into the studio, surrender to "the visceral thrill of moving," and create from instinct. Dance breaks down if it's overloaded with theory, but it's the physical rush of the choreography that you take away from a McGregor performance - the mesh of high-speed detail, the interplay between the lyrical and the neurotic, the steely calligraphy of the limbs. Few choreographers make more extreme physical and mental demands on their dancers. "He likes brave people who have a willingness to try, and aren't precious," says Royal Ballet principal Edward Watson, who performed in Chroma. "Afterward...
...Boeing 777 for Boston's Logan Airport in 2003, even that wasn't enough - he needed artistic ingenuity too. Over several months, he digitally stitched together 500 separate X-rays of the plane. The resulting picture is exquisite and gets beneath the surface of every detail. Except for the pilot and crew: for them, Veasey used skeletons as stand...
...couch, both cross their legs. Sometimes, their movements are even synchronized. These blocking choices are too obvious for a show that otherwise thrives on its ability to create understated tension. A non-acting director might have helped infinitely in toning down the heavy-handed attention to every minute detail and allowed the three to focus on the broader ideas presented in Pinter’s work.The three are certainly more suited to the acting portions of their jobs, where they convincingly represent truly complex, difficult, and enigmatic characters. Pecci shines in his portrayal of a man who discovers how little...