Word: vocalisms
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...Republic, called him a "Maoist, a Trotskyist ... a phenomenon unto himself." Starting in the 1950s, rebel philosopher-poet Egon Bondy drew followers with his surreal fiction--published and distributed covertly--which offered veiled, witty critiques of his country's Stalinist government. But the weirdest and most influential role the vocal Marxist played was as the inspiration and lyricist for a seminal Czech underground rock band, the Plastic People of the Universe. The arrest of the Plastics at a 1976 rally sparked Charter 77, the Havel-led protest movement that in 1989 toppled the communist regime...
...deals with his current group of young, talented players, highlighted by rising junior standouts Drew Housman and Evan Harris, will be the key to his success. And Amaker hopes that the Crimson will respond, not cower, in the face of his vocal and combative style of coaching, which mirrors that of his mentor Krzyzewski...
...Yakuza gangs have ties to right-wing groups, but right now there's no evidence that the shooting was politically motivated. Itoh was a liberal and a vocal opponent of nuclear weapons - a political necessity for any leader of Nagasaki. At the 60th anniversary of the city's bombing, Itoh angrily criticized the U.S. for continuing to maintain a massive atomic arsenal, and urged Japan to get out from under the American nuclear umbrella. (Tokyo has no nuclear weapons of its own, and depends on the U.S. for most of its security.) After North Korea tested a nuclear device last...
...evening, “Duet,” Joffe and Verma expertly executed the sensual choreography of Nell S. Hawley ’10. The duo worked beautifully together, often moving exactly in sync, as if they both belonged to the same body. The choreography, set to the powerful vocal music of 17th-century German composer Heinrich Schutz, made excellent use of the space in between the dancers’ bodies. The ending sequence left a lasting impression as the two girls embraced, before pulling away from each other...
When Macy Gray hit the scene in 1999 with her distinctive vocals and universally appealing, Grammy-winning single “I Try,” everyone seemed to take notice. She even managed to achieve popularity among high schoolers in the age of boy bands and Britney. Now, only eight years later, Gray has put out her fourth studio album; and who knew she had been so busy? Her previous two albums flew under the radar (especially her near-universally panned effort, “The Id”), and her newest work...