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...Ravel’s longest work, the ballet “Daphnis et Chloé.” The musicians took liberties with tempo and dynamics that would likely have been impossible if dancers had had to keep up, but for the BSO, the piece was a fitting rollercoaster ride of an ending. The balance between the sections of the orchestra was precise in this piece, and the ensemble succeeded in producing a full and lively sound that evoked visions of the ballet’s pastoral, frolicking nymphs...

Author: By Amanda C. Lynch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston Symphony Orchestra Regales with Ravel | 10/8/2007 | See Source »

...becomes more and more frantic, a band of folk musicians bursts in and strikes a chord of wild merriment. A fifty-minute rollercoaster ride then takes the viewer flying through a fantastic world of organic self-renewal and disintegration...

Author: By Kevin C. Ni, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Dreams’ Is a Daring Vision | 10/8/2007 | See Source »

Given your recent accident, are your motorcycle days over? -Tayla Russell, WashingtonNo, I ride a motorcycle when I'm home in Los Angeles. It's my main mode of transportation. I've been riding for 30 years, and I've had three accidents, which isn't bad odds. I'll keep riding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for George Clooney | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard African-American studies and religion scholar Marla Frederick says many of the women with whom Bynum's preaching resonates have seen just as many reversals as in their own lives, and they yearn for a God who will ride the roller coaster with them. "Pentecostal faith is really about the power of the Holy Spirit to instantaneously transform life," she says. But she admits she personally is troubled that "taking a personal story and turning it into a narrative of triumph also becomes something that can be marketed for profit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Mega-Preachers Scandal-Prone? | 9/28/2007 | See Source »

...certainly can't blame Ryan Boatright and his family for wanting to secure a spot at usc. "So many people are getting loans and are in great debt just to pay for college," says Boatright's mother Tanesha, 32. "To get a free ride, as a single mother with four kids, that's all you can ask for." That's surely sensible. But in a saner world, kids like Ryan wouldn't be tempted to jump so young. Let his game mature--at 14, he needs muscle, and rotation on his jump shot. Let his mind mature--maybe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Courting Eighth-Graders | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

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