BioShock games are ostensibly first-person shooters but are just as much a vehicle for exploring expertly conceived alternate histories that imagine the cities and societies that might be erected by the zealots of different philosophies.
Goodness knows what they're singing about, though that's very much my fault rather than theirs; in any case, it doesn't matter when the music this expertly conceived: it's recognisably the work of an indie band, but not one constrained by preconceived notions of what indie must be, and it's well worth your time.
It takes a well-written, expertly conceived-of and reported story to give you this context".
I hope this issue, which was expertly and elegantly conceived by Jeffries Blackerby, provides a different lens on some familiar places and experiences.
He was a sensitive craftsman, and nothing came from his hand that was not thoughtfully conceived and expertly contrived.
Porta's meatballs are light but rich and juicy, prepared with a blend of chuck and brisket, and the pastas are brilliantly conceived and expertly prepared.
Reviewing the Masterwork's first Carnegie Hall "Messiah" in The New York Times in 1961, Ross Parmenter wrote: "This 'Messiah,' as conceived and expertly led by David Randolph, was wonderfully refreshing.
A late-night drink with the nervous young king, in which the President realizes that Bertie could use some fatherly support, is warmly conceived and expertly played by both actors.
With these elegantly conceived and expertly translated volumes, a new generation of readers will rediscover his greatest works.
CURTAINS Originally conceived by the Broadway pros Peter Stone, John Kander, and Fred Ebb (the book and additional lyrics are by Rupert Holmes), "Curtains," cleverly directed by Scott Ellis, expertly spoofs everything to do with the clichés of the Broadway musical.
Originally conceived by the Broadway pros Peter Stone, John Kander, and Fred Ebb (the book and additional lyrics are by Rupert Holmes), "Curtains" is ingeniously put together and smart about show business; with witty contributions from the set designer Anna Louizos and the costume designer William Ivey Long, it expertly spoofs everything to do with the clichés of the Broadway musical.
