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Gentlemen is set around A.D. 950 in a politically chaotic region of the Caucasus mountains. Our heroes are two rootless adventurers: Amram, a massive Abyssinian axman, and Zelikman, a pale, painfully skinny Frank (a kind of proto-German) who dresses in all black and carries a surgical instrument as a weapon. They are fast friends, seasoned brawlers and amateur philosophers given to terse exchanges of melancholy wit. They resemble--as all couples who stay together long enough ultimately do--Vladimir and Estragon from Waiting for Godot...
...superfast advance through a dvd," he explains. "To be diligent and focused like this, I can't even tell you how unusual it is for me. My nickname when I was growing up was Fast-and-Sloppy." Reading and rereading Swamiji's writing is like practicing a musical instrument, Moon says, bringing fresh insights that have changed him. "My ability to work without a break is very different. My ability to not get flustered or to spin out of control is much better." The foot-high piles that used to clutter his office are gone. "I just worked...
...their old sonic haunts and finds it in France. The influence is evident, superficially in the pretentious Francophone chatter at the beginning of songs, the French song titles on eight of the album’s 13 tracks, and in the use of accordion and euphonium. The different instruments tonally enrich the tracks, often creating beautiful oceans of sound and offering a refreshing alternative to Beirut’s contemporaries. However, the highlights of the album come when the clamor dies down and frontman Zach Condon is left singing accompanied only by one instrument. The ukulele...
...overnight position only about two and a half weeks ago. AlliedBarton declined to comment. Students in line said they thought the resulting long wait was “absurd” and “ridiculous.” “When they have to check my musical instrument for books, it gets annoying,” said Natalie D. Bau ’09. “They already have an electronic sensor to detect books that weren’t checked out. If I were going to take the trouble to demagnetize my book...
...whether she thinks one method is more ‘artistic’ than another, she lightheartedly replies that digital photography has “more of a stigma,” but that “you have to push the opportunity,” regardless of your instrument. Merrill says that, even from a technical point of view, the single lens reflex (SLR) digital cameras allow you to “exercise a fair bit of creative control.” He also draws a parallel to another change in photographic technology that was met with initial doubt...