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...confused but contented, extolling the virtues of young adulthood while simultaneously wallowing in the pitfalls of a quarter-life crisis. On his newest effort, Mayer sounds far more heartsick and forlorn than in his earlier career; however, he spins his grief into melodic gold, putting forth excellent songwriting and poignant lyrics that result in his best album since his 2001 debut “Room for Squares...
...Harvard students also hailing from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, Howard offered some poignant words of advice. “Don’t let any half-wits make you feel bad that you are here. Feel good about yourself. I always...
...starting to become inevitable, if only because of the consequences of falling short. Obama's presidency, even more than Clinton's, may depend on the Democrats' ability to deliver on his biggest domestic priority. And if anyone needed a reminder why, there could hardly have been a more poignant one than the appearance of the Ghost of Failures Past...
...same title, is an intriguing conflagration of textures and shapes that arrest the eye with their unsettling imagery and piercing detail. Meanwhile, the eerie images of “Planting Railroad Spikes,” in which words mingle with abstract figures, verge upon the grotesque in a powerfully poignant elicitation of emotion.These personally symbolic, abstract renderings reach a pinnacle in the centerpiece of the exhibition, an oil on canvas diptych consisting of a portrait of the artist’s parents alongside a self-portrait.“It was my first big abstract endeavor,” says...
...Pecados de mi Padre also delivers a poignant message from Marroquín to Colombian youths, some of whom still view his father as a romantic, Robin Hood-like figure and remain tempted by the wealth and power of a new generation of drug lords. "Marroquín knows his father was an evil man, and he doesn't want to be like his father," Lara says. "Coming from the son of the most important and violent drug trafficker ever ... He says, 'Hey, I'm the son of Pablo Escobar. Don't be like my father.' That's an important...