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...never really affected us,” Bright said. “We expected to get better and to close the gap to pass Brown...
...entirely fair comparison. We relied on Mister Rogers to explain death and hurt and sadness, not to eradicate them. But if Ridge faces something of an inspiration gap, he might take a few lessons from Mister Rogers. For instance, that an explanation of a bad thing is only reassuring if it is straightforward and direct. Mister Rogers spoke softly, but he never soft-pedaled. And he knew how to be both compassionate and authoritative. He was "Mister" Rogers, after all, never "Fred." He wore a tie even when he dressed down. He also respected children's intelligence, and while...
...seemed a blowout was in the cards. After Cornell scored the opening five points of the game, the Crimson responded with a 24-6 run, building a 13-point lead. Harvard was able to maintain a double-digit lead until Toppert made a late layup to close the halftime gap to nine...
Starting from at least 10 feet behind her mark, Kaveney quickly closed the gap. After catching up, she viciously struck down at her opponent’s stick, knocking the ball loose and sending the Northwestern player flying to the ground...
...being peeled off or fly-posted over. Young guns Nick Relph and Oliver Payne first made a splash with video works showing the city from the perspective of skateboarders or graffiti artists. In their latest adventure they visit the disappearing underworld of the gents' public toilet, and find the gap between London's image and its reality. Not all the work is quite so intimate or quotidian, but neither is there a deliberate attempt to become the next sensation by piling on the shock value. Dexter Dalwood's Ceaucescu's Execution (earlier works include imagined views of Bill Gates' Bedroom...