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...space can make the singers sound quieter than they actually are. Given these constraints, sometimes mezzo-fortes in place of pianos might have been more helpful for both the audience and the cast, as the more nuanced dynamic gestures often disappear beneath the accompaniment. Lucid narrative drive compensates for the occasional gaps in audibility, though, and a coherent collective vision of the direction of each scene helps anchor the plot to a regular pace (“Herring,” with apologies to Britten, does tend to saunter rather than walk). Matthew B. Bird...
...severely that permanent death would occur if they did not improve: they're unconscious, or often clinically dead, with an absence of heartbeat and breathing. The second component [is that] at the time they're having a close brush with death, they have an experience. [It is] generally lucid [and] highly organized. (See "The Year in Health 2009: From...
...Fed’s new regulations, companies must now make debit-card policies—especially fees—explicitly clear through frequent notices to customers, without whose permission overdraft charges can no longer be issued. While these notices have yet to circulate, they are thankfully required to be lucid, clear, and forthcoming with the full extent of policies regarding fees. We hope that these new measures will have their desired effect and reduce the exploitation so common under previous card-company policies...
...Repetition as de-existence / as condoned & re-spun vapour / which continues to post-exist / as mirages across an ark / as lucid underwater scent.” Thus begins “The Bedouin Ark,” the opening poem in Will Alexander’s new collection of poetic monologues. It is not a propitious start: the combined effect of “de-existence” and “post-exist” in this context is one of self-conscious jargonizing. “Ark” is one of five shorter poems that serve...
...between Elmo’s adventures, Al Roker and Deborah Roberts discuss financial matters with real-life families facing difficulties. In a very lucid fashion, the lives of Sesame Street’s adult residents run right alongside the present problems of Wall Street and Main Street. Some of the families featured on the show face not only economic stress, but also what amounts to disillusionment with the American dream. The adults are generally more distraught and more in need of advice than the kids—which is why, once again, this show is for everyone...