Word: vibrant
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...be.Yet, despite apathy and lack of appreciation of serious poetry among the general populace, Harvard is home to an unusually large number of aspiring poets, and Harvard graduates stud the canon of star poets.Those involved in the creative writing community at Harvard agree that they live in a uniquely vibrant, creative and stimulating environment. STYLES AND INTENTIONS“There’s certainly a very high concentration of talent [here,]” says Jeff S. Nagy ’07.Nagy, a former poetry editor of The Harvard Advocate, is a curious poet. Belying his bespectacled and bookish appearance...
...Henry David Thoreau to a group of 19th Century Bennifers and Brangelinas. Cheever aims to make “Bloomsbury” a colorful yet historically accurate piece of literary criticism, and her ostensible desire to liberate her subjects from the stuffy realm of academia and to recapture the vibrant intellectual community they created is certainly laudable. As Cheever assures us in a personal note to the reader, her intentions are “to honor the characters, their lives, and their intimate connections with each other.” That’s great. Unfortunately, by treating her subjects...
...Colts enthusiast). But today I can't help feeling that the balance of urban cachet back home along I-65 has changed to a certain, positive extent. Indianapolis may never be Chicago, but it's certainly no longer the underachieving city I once left for Chicago, as its surprisingly vibrant downtown shows today. Indianapolis is, in fact, a showcase of its own - one that displays how robustly American cities can still reinvent themselves. If it takes a football game to make the world realize that my hometown deserves to be something more than second fiddle to the Second City...
...Madalena (Abrams; 64 pages; $14.95). Here the famous and the forgotten are captured in the forceful style of art deco. Once upon a screen, these vamps, clowns and pirates romanced in a world of black and white. But outside the theater, Madalena made them leap from the walls in vibrant hues. This is one kind of movie colorizing that deserves sustained applause...
...styling mousses and gels, and lately in applicator wands similar to those used for mascara, the bold hair shades are dabbed on as bright decoration, slathered on as an overall tint, or tipped into the hair to match eye shadows or even jewelry. Colors on the market include both vibrant and pastel offerings, with names like Red Riot, Hot Pink and Ultra Violet (although steady favorites are metallic and shimmery shades of gold). Many of the hip hues can be sluiced away with one shampooing; others require as many as six. "They're cosmetics for the hair," declares James Viera...