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What do you see when you look at a representational painting? Most of the time, the first thing I see is a flat piece of canvas covered with colored patterns.

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Even the Impressionists, the most innovative artists of their time, sought to paint realistically. They believed that their freer way of portraying the visible world was truer to life than the literal realism of the 'salon painters' who dominated French art throughout the 19th century.

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Nobody reads a reference book to be amused, much less charmed.

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Useful though they are, the vast majority of dictionaries and encyclopedias are poker-faced pieces of work that stick to the facts and present them as soberly - and unstylishly - as possible.

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The setting of 'Billy Elliot' is the British miners' strike of 1984-85, about which the average American playgoer knows absolutely nothing.

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I can remember - barely - when Elton John was still a good songwriter, or at least capable of writing good songs.

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The good news is that 'High School Musical' seems to be getting a lot of youngsters excited about theater.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: February 6th, 1956

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