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...patterns himself after the pliable Mike Richter, relying on footwork and slinky-like flexibility. The other fills up the net with his 6’4”, 190-pound frame and idolized Patrick Roy, trying to mimic his calculated positioning and rebound control. One talks every bit as freely—though more substantively—as that guy who dominates section discussions. The other is not often interviewed and speaks in somewhat quieter tones when he does talk to reporters...
...Sacco's increasing skills as a shaper of non-fiction narrative have their equal in his skills as a shaper of images. He works in a realistic style closer to the lithographs of pre-photography newspapers: finely detailed, textured black and white images that mimic the look of the real world. The beauty of Sacco's work is that he gets to have it both ways. He combines the verisimilitude of documentary imagery with the arrangement of the most carefully scripted fiction. One panel, of a bunch of jovial paramilitaries enjoying their booty, laughing, sprawled on couches, seems lifted from...
...freshman last year try to mimic her style a bit because she knows the game so well,” McAuliffe says. “She’s so good at it, and they have so much to learn from her. It’s kind of like how Jen Botterill [’02-’03] was as a forward. I could always watch her in the drill in front of me and be like “OK, that’s how it’s done...
...with sexy ad campaign - was more a comment on the world of commerce than an attempt to participate in it. And when they started making clothes, it was to attract attention rather than sales. In 1998 they launched the Atomic Bomb collection, featuring shirts stuffed with helium balloons to mimic a mushroom cloud. After that came the Babushka collection, a single model wearing nine layers of beaded clothing. "We decided we were too much picked up by the art world, so we did couture," says Horsting. "It was a good way to get our name out," says Snoeren. The fashion...
...African American Studies has found a creative way to offer students a wide array of African language classes. The recently unveiled African Languages Program is a welcome addition to the department that will enhance the academic experiences of students at Harvard, and other departments should monitor this program and mimic its success...