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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...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Lion King' Tour Reigns Supreme | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Marriage of (Now) Equals | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Kelsey believes that attention drawn to the arts will not detract from other areas of study...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias and Minji Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: A Call to Arts | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Esbjorson Does Ample and Timely Justice to Classic Miller | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wolfmother | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

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