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Director Chris Columbus’ latest child-centered opus brings the first installment of Scottish author J.K. Rowlings’ multiple part book series to vivid and fantastic life. The series tells the story of Harry Potter, a young wizard who spends the first 11 years of his life trapped under a cupboard by his muggle, or non-wizard, relatives before discovering that he is actually a wizard, and has been invited to study witchcraft at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With his trusted pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, he discovers a new world...
...students in the World Trade Center Regeneration Group, the future of the World Trade Center site is even less vivid than the future of cities in general...
Clutch: Having the ability to perform well in difficult situations. Vivid examples include Derek Jeter turning into an option quarterback to save Game 3, and perhaps the Division Series, for the Yankees. “Clutch” can also be understood in terms of anything Curt Schilling (2-0, 18 IP, 3 ER, 9 H) has done with a baseball in the last week. Significant because “being clutch” is a necessary ingredient to postseason success...
...heartbreaking pictures in your early edition devoted to the Sept. 11 tragedy [SPECIAL ISSUE] conveyed in sharp, vivid detail the chaos and horrific scenes of an unforgettable day. I will take this special issue and put it in a safe place. When my friends or relatives complain about minor, incidental inconveniences, I will retrieve it and place it on a table in front of them. I will not utter a word; it will speak for me. Thank you, TIME, for this brilliant but profoundly sad issue. JOE TROIANO Havertown...
Everyone knows the cliches about Latin American art: the outpourings of a region whose landscapes are as vivid as its history is turbulent; the works are florid, exuberant, often politically inspired. But the cliches fall away when one views the work of Brazilian artist Kenji Fukuda, whose creations are as timeless, serene and harmonious as a Japanese rock garden...