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...fourth quarter, Vaughan found the back of the net twice for his second and third goals to give Harvard a four-point lead—its biggest of the game—with 3:44 left to play...
...1992’s “Damage” and 2006’s “Notes on a Scandal,” the film is presented so artfully that we are not ashamed to take a perverse pleasure in its debased thrills. The filmmakers manage to give a gorgeous sparkle to their sleaze and delight the American viewer with their Britannic bag of tricks: lush landscapes, finely tuned turns of phrase, and pretty accents with elongated vowels...
Williams’ politically motivated poems, which display his deep engagement and discouragement with contemporary affairs, are nevertheless not the most compelling ones in his collection. Rather, the most riveting moments in “Wait” come from Williams’ autobiographical ruminations, which give his reader glimpses of the past out of which this careful, quiet poetic personality has evolved. Though it is hard to imagine this wise voice as a wayward student, in one poem, Williams disparagingly describes the self of his school days: “I was an indifferent student; I fidgeted, / daydreamed, didn?...
...even amidst his contemplations of selfhood and subjectivity, Williams also continually returns to the vivid observations that give his work such buoyancy. In “Riot,” Williams evokes the music of dawn’s approach after a tumultuous, sleepless night: “The first dawn crows / sound like humans imitating crows, / but hungrier than crows, or more afraid. / The rising light gilds / then slashes red the fallow fields.” Throughout “Wait,” Williams consistently reveals perceptions of the world unique to his own alert senses...
...this way, Strand is able to engage with the audience in something of a musical conversation, as repeated performances of his compositions give new meaning and direction to his work. For composers like Strand, Saturday’s concert provides yet another opportunity for creative growth...