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Either innately or through study, McQueen understood that he was a story: working-class wonder boy, hooligan of haute couture, aesthetic thug. He seemed to enjoy scandalizing journalists - telling them he didn't care for their publication, showing them artwork of something repellent, talking like a longshoreman (he used to scrawl obscenities underneath the linings of coats he made), badmouthing his bosses. The loutishness made his talent seem purer and rawer and more exciting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alexander McQueen: Fashion Mourns an Icon | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...would seem that the Crimson had a clear upper hand, but the squad only got one shot on net—a slapshot from the top of the right circle by sophomore Michael Biega—before the Huskies went on a clearing spree, sending the puck past the blue line three times to kill the first penalty...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Special Teams Failures Prove Especially Critical, Dooming Harvard to Last Place | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Despite even these gravest of doubts, Fehrenbach admits that in certain areas the approaches taken by Cavanagh, Livingstone, and the Vision Sciences Laboratory in the interpretation of artworks could be a fertile foundation for greater understanding. These areas, however, are not particularly numerous; nor do they initially seem to offer the same boundless opportunity that researchers like Cavanagh envision in the confluence between art history and the science of perception...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Painting Perception | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...stereotypical 1950s restaurant, “Desi’s Diner,” the scene that introduces these two characters drags down the momentum of the show’s opening with uninteresting choreography, weak vocal performances, and consistently unfunny references to computer applications and the Internet that seem out of place. The character of Desi Speakenglish, while mildly amusing, is neither well developed nor particularly exciting, and Bohrer’s performance lacks the force that would give the role a stronger sense of purpose...

Author: By Sarah E. Rich, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pudding Drags Despite Their ‘Dearest’ Efforts | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...that’s what acting is, in a way. I prefer the singers who seem to forget that they’re singing. It’s very important. There’s a layering process. I feel sympathy for the person that I’m portraying, and I become her. But then I also substitute whatever their raw emotion is with my own experiences...

Author: By Michael A. Yashinsky, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Renée Fleming | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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