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...fluctuations of popular culture are too many and too frequent to chart any certain path with accuracy. And certainly a singular case, such as Love's, is not itself an indicator of any major cultural shift. But the subtleties of American culture cannot be measured on a chart or by using statistical analysis, all we have are these anecdotes and career choices to look at and judge with. Our cult figures, our bad boys, our outcasts and our idols all tell us important things about ourselves and the culture we live...
Martial arts were on display throughout the night, as the Kendo Club demonstrated its art of Japanese sword-fighting, which emphasizes the "singular fatal blow," said Andrew W. Hartlagh '02, the club's publicity director...
...common ground. On the other hand, when we're all experiencing the same gorgeous fall day, we're all starting from the same place. There is something gratifying in the communal appreciation of a great day, the collective distaste for a nasty one and the shared experience of the singular atmosphere created by a light, warm rain...
...landscape that embraces classical music (Rachmaninoff's Moment Musical), folk (Wayfaring Stranger), American popular song (Kern's In Love in Vain) and contemporary jazz (Jeri Southern's Theme for Charlie and Haden's own Ruth's Waltz). The only thing these disparate pieces have in common is Haden's singular vision, his insistence that this music beats with a single heart that pulses as steadily as his bass swings...
...trillion mean, carnivorous bats, and you have the perfect Halloween smash hit on your hands. It's a guaranteed success. Right? At least that's what the producers of Destination Films appear to have believed when they made Bats, their latest piece of brain candy. But the singular experience that is Bats cannot be described this easily...