Word: reveals
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...adulterer, and Democratic contender for the American presidency–in short, the real life story of Bill Clinton. Anonymity, in this case, implicitly suggested a narrative candor and incited a media frenzy to discover the writer. It also kept the book on the bestseller list.These thoroughly-researched examples reveal Mullan’s keen eye for detail and his mastery at dissecting and interpreting text. Through close reading, both of the authors’ novels and correspondences, “Anonymity” offers startling insight into the lives and psychological workings of the writers profiled. Given the academic...
...traces Debord’s interactions with other key members of the movement as he worked to create and sustain SI from 1957 to 1960. These letters not only show the behind-the-scenes development of this highly influential organization; they serve as a sort of manifesto, revealing the deliberation required for artistic innovation in this environment.The collection of letters presented in “Correspondence” does an excellent job of shedding light upon the less glamorous aspects of being an architect of culture. When one things of the avant-garde, there is an image of the creative...
...issue of Vogue, encapsulating the feeling of the era’s unprecedentedly rapid Westernization.The works within “Showa Sophistication” capture the unbridled optimism of a nation, yet harbingers of the forties are visible even amongst the characteristically radiant imagery. Two elaborately decorated under-kimonos reveal upon closer inspection that they contain varied portrayals of Japanese military activity among the tourist spots. A stylish female skier on a snowy slope is accompanied by captions describing the 1940 Tokyo Olympic Games that never came to fruition. Though the exhibition struggles at times to maintain a strong narrative...
...light are all central to [the piece].” Directly across from this sculpture, an enormous charcoal-on-paper piece utilizes traditional sketching and shadowing techniques to capture the versatility of human movement within the artistic confines of a linear plane. A few steps down the corridor reveal equally fascinating creations, from faces with penetrating expressions illuminated against silkscreen backdrops to eight colorful digital animations looping on a video projector. One of the standouts is “Do Rivers” by David L. Rice ’10—a black pen on white scroll paper...
Normally in economic cycles, stocks bottom several months before an economic recovery gets underway. Investors' hope for such a turn was surely dampened by the Federal Reserve's new reading on the economy. Details of a meeting of Fed officials in late January reveal that they expect the economy to contract this year as much as 1.3%, a sharp downgrade from their expectation for modest growth in 2009, expressed last fall. The Fed also said that unemployment could reach 9% by the end of the year...