Word: egoless
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...reaches near nirvanic heights. As entertaining as any comic can be, it miraculously also achieves what lesser religious comix strive for and fail at: enlightenment. Though it seems doubtful that readers will change their lives thanks to "Karma," they cannot avoid being touched by its deeply humane philosophy and egoless artistry...
...only the previous performances hadn’t been so physically and mentally tiring; even at their best and most entertaining, Plaid almost sounded superfluous. And unlike Mira Calix, whose DJ set was alluring in its egoless focus on the music itself, Plaid themselves seemed extraneous. The most fascinating aspect of the artists’ presence onstage was the automated robot camera filming them as they twiddled knobs and rubbed their touchpads. Such is the dilemma of this music; with few exceptions, it still works best on record—whether in the comfort of a bedroom or the shuddering...
...Look at these spaces," says chief designer Simeon Bruner, marveling at the hulking, bricky, fortress-of-industry buildings. "What did we do to them? Nothing. We just cleaned them up a little." It's a likably egoless statement from an architect, and he's right. The makers of Mass MoCA had sense enough to leave the buildings alone. Perhaps they should have held back more; the less renovated spaces are the most enticing...
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