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...movements, confidently carried us through the remainder of the work.The second half of the show focused on Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” a more contemporary piece by the renowned British composer. Split into seven extremely different parts named for each planet (except Earth) and its respective influence on astrology, Holst’s piece proved to be fascinating. The orchestra undoubtedly lived up to the high expectations it had formed after the first half of the show, playing Holst’s piece without any noticeable error. After courageously beginning the piece...
...weathervane can be a very precarious proposition for voters. Maralee Schwartz, the former national political editor of the Washington Post and current fellow at the Institute of Politics, told me, “Voters are risk-averse this election.” She compares 2008 to 1992, except that while people back then were willing to take a risk on a young Arkansas governor named Bill, now, after 9/11 and 7 years of Bush rule, voters want someone safe, someone they know...
...problems it solved, it created more. The construction of the dam led to over a million people being forced to relocate as well as the destruction of numerous ecosystems and cultural relics. (I might have boated along the Yangtze myself except that there was no longer anything to see along the river banks after the dam was built.) The daily operation of the dam has also generated enormous amounts of greenhouse gases, and not to mention the dam poses significant sedimentation risks in addition to being vulnerable to tectonic and seismic activity. The lessons that can be learned from...
...voice comes through stronger than ever as he grieves over lost love, probably referencing his recent divorce. “La Vida...Es Un Ratico”, which gives the album its title, is an embodiment of a carpe diem philosophy. “Let anything change except our love,” Juanes pleads with his significant other, begging her to keep their bond strong in times of adversity. “Difícil” and “Tres,” near the end of the album, are the only songs that fall short...
...middle-of-the-road pop artists thought sex appeal just meant humping the camera. However, for the first single off her tenth studio album, “X,” Kylie seems to be merely going through the motions, and barely even that. Nothing happens in the video, except for her singing atop a black piano and then a black stage. Actually, there’s a lot of black in this video. It’s glittery and sequined, but it’s dark and there’s not much of that chirpy Polly Pocket-sized...