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...reduce the forces needed to perform Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra from a 100-piece symphony orchestra to a couple of keyboards, electrical outlets and multitrack stereo tape is obviously something to be reckoned with, even if its characteristically metallic tones and dispassionate air will never replace the luster or emotion of a Berlin Philharmonic. But experimenters such as Anderson, Glass, Pierre Boulez and Morton Subotnick are seeking to conjure new sounds in such works as Subotnick's Silver Apples of the Moon and Boulez's Répons, not re-create old ones. The synthesizer offers...
...sparkling wine used for the toasts (Schramsberg Crémant Demi-sec 1981) lacked luster. But the California red (Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 1978) was a western rainbow, smooth and joyous. The beef farci en croũte was a might overdone, but the candy sculpture of birds and flowers (all edible) that decorated the dessert servings was exquisite...
...Eastman Kodak, 1983 was the year the company's glossy image lost much of its luster. Profits of the world's leading maker of photographic equipment (1982 sales: $10.8 billion) plunged nearly 50% in the first nine months of 1983 as key products faltered both at home and abroad. The company, which prides itself on the warmth of its employee relations, had to make a series of painful layoffs. Kodak stock, meanwhile, sank 12.5% during the year despite the bull market, making it the worst performer among the 30 blue-chip issues in the Dow Jones industrial average...
There is one type of "Harvard Man" who views his education as a substitution for, rather than an enhancement of personal growth. He spends his life racking up achievement after achievement, adding luster to a glossy self-confidence. A deeper and more textured awareness and concern for those around him could transmute him from a merely flashy individual into a remarkable human being, deserving of a loving companion...
...come, in part, from disappointed tourism. The south of France has drawn artists since Van Gogh; its blue, fouled coast is speckled with monumental names, Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso, Matisse, Bonnard. Though condos, fast-food chains and jammed autoroutes from Bordighera to the Camargue have somewhat dimmed its luster, it still possesses-especially for those who have not been there-a durable allure...