Word: precisionism
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The terrorist problem especially torments Germans because of the history that haunts them, and because of their sensitivity about their image in the rest of the world. German history-always the dark backdrop when terrorism is discussed-has periodically involved a volatile mixture of romanticism and brutality. Jillian Becker, author...
Far from being the loudmouth he plays in Kotter, Travolta has plotted his career with the calculating precision of a corporate accountant. He refuses to accept any more Barbarino parts because they would mean a "horizontal" rather than a vertical movement. He has also stopped doing lucrative promotional tours as...
Earlier, Brezhnev had announced that Moscow was prepared to agree to suspend "peaceful" nuclear tests as part of a total nuclear-test ban. And last week came other small signs that the tensions that had crept into U.S.-Soviet relations early in Carter's Administration were easing: in Washington...
The play communicates through theater's most expressive medium, poetry. Under the able direction of Oz Scott, every member of the talented cast delivers Ntozake Shange's rich verse with expert precision, rendering intricate rhythmic shifts with mellifluous ease. All seven actresses perform exquisitely, but one deserves specific attention. Trazana...
You capture the exciting quality of Rostropovich's musical personality. But excitement and exuberance are not the only qualities needed by a conductor. He must know the repertoire and how to exact from the players the precision demanded by the scores. Rostropovich is the master of the grand gesture...