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There are some artists whose work compels assent almost as soon as you see it. Its seriousness announces itself in precision, gravity, lack of obvious fluidity; in a fastidiousness that could be modesty but is in fact the only kind of aesthetic pride that matters and lasts; in a respect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Truth in the Details | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

The piece knits 10 different numbers together--alternately using the whole company, a couple, and an ensemble of male dancers. Although the sharp turns, leaps and skillful hip and rib isolations of the dancers made a powerful visual impression, in particular the vignettes in which male members of the company...

Author: By Andrea Fastenberg, | Title: Not Ailing | 4/11/1986 | See Source »

Vega 1 also served as a pathfinder for two other craft in the Halley's flotilla. By helping scientists determine the comet's precise path, it enabled them to make accurate last-minute corrections in the courses of Vega 2 and Giotto. The second Vega was to pass within 5...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Zeroing in on Halley's Comet | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

But nothing could stop the Panda first line of Corcoran, Les, and Lisa Bishop. On the afternoon, the senior trio chalked up six goals and five assists on breakaways, precision passes, and various other displays of offensive skill.

Author: By Ken Segel, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Pandas Powder Icewomen in Tournament | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

But now the 80-piece Cornell band--complete with six, count them, six tubas--was pelting out its precision rendition of our nation's anthem.

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Behind the Brouhaha at Barton | 2/25/1986 | See Source »

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