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...Books Store today, there’s no one rightanswer.The Philosopher’s Apprentice, by JamesMorrowThe cover of “The Philosopher’s Apprentice”takes a middle-of-the-road approachby dividing the cover in half. Inthe bottom left corner is what looks likean early printing press title page for a Platonictreatise. This apprentice must actuallybe a legitimate philosopher—he’sread Plato. On the upper right, it lookslike a Renaissance artist started makingout with his nude model! Or has hisstatue come to life? Although the alabaster-white woman has fiery...
...simply sit and exist. Meanwhile,the entrance of Pastel’s characterAnna into scenes often breaks the rhythmof the married couple and initiates timeshifts. For her, playing Anna has beenabout making that clear without beingoverly explicit.The three believe that the play is alreadya success. Though they would likean audience, they are more interested inthe process and feel they have alreadylearned much through it. But that doesn’tmean the audience is unimportant tothem. “The audience is the fi nal piece,”Pecci says. “[The ability to] audibly touchthe audience...
...Elizabeth was a bad, shallowmovie posing as a good, smart one. Neophytedirector Shekhar Kapur made a perfect mess of thealready-thin plot by attempting to cover up itsgaping holes with purple velvet and big, shinyswords. Want to toss historical accuracy out thewindow? Fine. Want to direct a period piece likean Aerosmith video? Okay. But must you givetalented lead Cate Blanchett such an atrociousscreenplay to work from? Must you so steadfastlyrefuse to permit your title character theslightest bit of development until the last reel?Kapur's film may have conned enough dopey Academymembers to secure it a nomination, but inevitablecomparisons...
...ofnoisy hardcore, samples and a distorted/amplifiedbaritone saxophone courtesy of This Is My Rifle.As the members of the band stepped on stagedressed in fake blood-stained lab coats andfrighteningly comically painted clown faces, theaudience knew this band was going to be like noother at the Battle. At first, Rifle sounded likean impenetrable wall of sound, but soon it wasapparent that complex layers of noisy melodyundergirded the deathcore exhaust with bitterintelligence. Guttural growls and digital snippetswere laid upon distorted sax honks, schizophrenicbass lines and chunky guitar attacks, all makingfor a healthy dose of electric chaos
...could ask the 27 people around if I evenopened the mouth during the alteration. I neveropened my mouth," Davis said. "The only way I cansay this with so much assurance is because 27people watched me sit there and be badgered likean alien...
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