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...department professor Andrew Beattie, says of the “miracle worlds” she paints: “They’re not cute and she’s not cute—that’s the wrong word. When you use the words ‘whimsical?? and ‘quirky,’ it can lead to some kind of generic impression that’s not accurate.” Vu’s work has a substance and passion that goes far deeper than any immediate superficial reaction...

Author: By Catherine A Morris, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Vi Vu '10 | 4/27/2010 | See Source »

...then encouraged them to maintain the “merry” and ”whimsical?? aspects of the piece when they played, moving closely between the musicians on stage and encouraging them to “show off and have...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yo-Yo Ma Completes GSE Residency | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

Morris remembered her roommate has a “whimsical?? character who often put her spur-of-the-moment ideas into action. In one especially memorable example, she convinced friends to run through the streets of Boston to the John Hancock Tower at midnight...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alum Dies in Violent Break-In | 1/8/2007 | See Source »

...Whimsical?? is a term not often applied to physics. From the lay perspective—or at least from those exposed only to Newtonian mechanics—the connotations of such a word seem diametrically opposite to the content of the field. Yet “Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions,” by Professor of Physics Lisa Randall ’83, adds a whole new dimension to physics—figuratively and literally. This informal textbook argues that the universe has more than the traditionally recognized four...

Author: By Isabel J. Boero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Book Elucidates Physics | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

...music for Fatty and Mabel Adrift wasn’t composed for the love story, but rather compiled from a variety of sources. Though they didn’t closely match the action in the film, the selections were well coordinated, compiled and whimsical??especially played alongside Fatty and Mabel’s farcical romance...

Author: By Julie S. Greenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Enlivening Silent Films With Music | 3/7/2003 | See Source »

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