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...regular class reports for the regular reunions—fifth, 10th, 15th, 30th—are Cornell red, paperback, with cardboard covers porous to the touch. But the 25th Anniversary Report is colored crimson, its titular letters in gold trim, the twin shields of Harvard and Radcliffe embossed on the front, raised a little so you can feel them if you run your hands over their rims...
...lost the use of my heart / But I’m still alive,” sings Sade Adu on the titular track from “Soldier of Love,” Sade’s first album since 2000. For an impressively constructed album based on and made for “love,” this line seems more of a curious apology from the band than a testament to love from a wayward lover...
...real band instead of just a couple of talented people making music together. "Used to Be," with its crashing cymbals and plinking piano, builds to a series of crescendos unlike anything the duo has done before. And though the two never spell out what's meant by the titular teen dream, you can imagine it to be that elusive high school crush who draws you in while somehow keeping you at arm's length. That, more than anything else, is Beach House at its foundation...
Manipulation of multiple vocal tracks gives “Transference” a schizophrenic quality. Daniel’s voice suddenly cuts out at the climax of “Is Love Forever?,” returning a second later to ask the titular question in a flood of echoes. “Trouble Comes Running” interweaves two tracks that overlap haphazardly at times. Background hums that materialize and suddenly disappear are scattered throughout the record. Though jarring at first, the unusual mixing decision becomes an essential element of “Transference,” where vocal...
...final and titular story of the book exemplifies this tendency. It is Munro’s imagining of a short period in the life of an exceptional woman from history: Sophia Kovalevsky, a mathematician and novelist who lived in the late 19th century. Munro writes that she encountered Sophia’s story in an encyclopedia, and the story begins to read more like a factual entry than anything else. Sophia is a fascinating character and a perfect example of a powerful woman, but by portraying her as a saint, Munro makes this woman less accessible to her readers...