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...small population of Americans, with the benefit of health and freedom for all, regularly produces undreamed of cultural and technical advance. Importantly, the infrastructure in America allows excellence to flourish. Brilliant young scientists are quickly identified by competitions and universities, ambitious young entrepreneurs are given capital and contacts by eager venture capitalists, charismatic young politicians are awarded power by voters, and basketball virtuosi are drafted to the NBA before the age of 20. But the less gifted are also well tended to in America. Investment in the mass of men—best achieved through investment in public infrastructure?...
...Schwartz spin machine has whirred into action. With true Carvillian flourish, he delivered this gem to the UC open list on Wednesday...
...fully redeem Kim’s lack of originality in crafting the film. A fictionalized film should provide room for artistic innovation, but there is little imagination in “Crossing.” And with a story as inherently stark as this one, every clichéd flourish only distances the audience from what could have been a beautiful and moving drama...
Dismiss it as a flourish of modesty or a side effect of middle age, but U2 has steadily softened its ambition during its 30-year existence, and that's not such a bad thing. Early on, Bono sang with a moral force that suggested Cotton Mather with a mullet; not satisfied to rock you on "Sunday Bloody Sunday," he needed to convert you. In the towering period that spanned The Joshua Tree to Zooropa, U2 made stadium-size art rock with huge melodies that allowed Bono to throw his arms around the world while bending its ear about social justice...
...most renowned bearded lady.While Auden’s libretto for the most part lacked the moroseness so typical of other renderings of the Faust legend, it stayed true to the deeply introspective nature of the story. Auden’s poetic mastery enabled the libretto to flourish where so many other English writers have failed—namely, in creating a language that lends itself to musical adaptation.The comedic energy of the supporting roles propelled the plot forward between the tempestuous turns of fortune suffered by Onstad’s Tom. Among the cast members, Onstad gave a truly commanding...