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Ultimately, however, even the show’s somewhat lagging pace and occasionally less-than-stellar acting can’t detract from the overall sense of magic and spectacle created by the work. “The Lion King” provides the perfect mid-winter retreat to sunny Africa, offering a lush and immersive musical escape to the color and fantasy of an exotic land. —Staff writer...
...job—they want, and approaching international experiences with this fixed attitude would be a mistake. Much of the value of studying abroad is that it introduces students to new life perspectives and opportunities; viewing the time strictly as a step toward a particular profession may, in fact, detract from the experience...
Kelsey believes that attention drawn to the arts will not detract from other areas of study...
These weaknesses, however, do not detract from the intensity of Miller’s play and Esbjornson’s skillful direction. Esbjornson’s opening lightning-struck apple tree is eventually brought offstage: many American principles, too, have been shattered in the process, their damaged pieces ready to be reconstructed to establish a more positive national morality...
While “Cosmic Egg” clearly isn’t the most diverse album, this really doesn’t detract from its overall success. If anything, it provides a unity of sorts. Almost three years after the band’s thrilling debut, Stockdale and Wolfmother’s simple formula sustains yet another record. A heavy metal behemoth, “Cosmic Egg” is proof that, when it comes to quality hard rock, there can’t be too much of a good thing...