Word: abstraction
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...founder of the performance company Racoco Productions. The interdisciplinary program exposed potters and dancers to each others’ artistic experience. As David J. Tischfield ’09, a ceramicist who runs the Quincy Pottery Studio, put it, “I took away an appreciation for abstract dance, and what other types of art forms exist out there. To me, dance never seemed like an art form because it exists only in the moment—I was absolutely wrong.”DANCE AND EARTHIn his discussions, Berensohn discussed his philosophy concerning the forces of creation, artistic...
...strung out. “Blue Magic,” produced by and featuring (for about thirty seconds) the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams, is a tad on the confused side as a video, blending slow-motion with frenetic editing, the hood with penthouses, and erratic dance moves with abstract paintings, not to mention leaps through various historical decades. But despite the discontinuities, “Blue Magic” will have you jonesing for more Jigga in no time. —Joshua J. Kearney
...late to study, athletes are willing to do whatever it takes to be successful. And just like many of us work so hard because this what the Goldmans and the McKinseys want, athletes will say this is what their fans, their coaches, and their teammates want. Combine these more abstract incentives with the fact that there are millions of dollars on the line, and it’s reasonable that somewhat excessive measures could come into play. In all honesty, what is the real difference (disregarding legality, of course) between a Red Bull for us and a steroid for them...
...second section become extended definitions of everyday objects. Pinsky argues that every word “is an assembly of countless voices,” and here, each poem expands the significance of otherwise mundane things. In the final third of the book, Pinksy moves further into the abstract, addressing a myriad of ideas as unconnected as Inman Square and allusion. Dominated by simple sentences and minimal form, Pinsky’s poems are austere; their free verse structure mirrors that lack of order and refinement in the world to which Pinsky is reacting. His diction is carefully designed...
...relationship of these two ways of thinking to the two established parties is peculiar. Republicans are far more likely to identify themselves as libertarians and to vilify the government in the abstract. And yet Republicans have a clearer vision of what constitutes a good society and a well-run planet and are quicker to try to impose this vision on the rest of us. Now that the Republican Party is in trouble, critics are advising it to free itself of the religious right on issues like abortion and gay rights. That is, the party should become less communitarian and more...