To my eyes, the overall shape reads as the cartographic form of Africa itself, shelved by the Western world, opaque to understanding, holding its realities under wraps, waiting to be revealed.
Mr. Salter, 87 and in fighting shape, read an extended passage from "All That Is," his first novel in nearly 35 years, and afterward sat with Mr. Ford to discuss their craft and answer a few questions from the audience.
It weighs the same (roughly 10 grams), and is exactly the same in its size and shape (read: by no means the smallest, but pretty dang tiny) – with one small difference: they've added a slight groove to the face of the earpiece right above the primary button.
If you don't know how to get into shape, read some fitness blogs about training.
In Odds #1, the Moroccan born-artist draws rectangular shapes reading "papa," and, "Mali," in an effort to bring to light a reconsideration of the structural and social inequalities that have marked both the female and her homeland.
Despite the economic downturn, office workers still march to work armed with lattes, while on the domestic front there has been a technological race to create the most seductively shaped (read expensive) coffee machine for kitchen worktops.
The curriculum is heavy on projects, Mr. Slayden said: "You don't get into shape by reading about exercise".
He gave a lively, thoughtfully shaped reading of the opening movement, and he tapped all the aching beauty in the Andante.
It needs a special light touch, and Christian Curnyn supplies that in abundance in this flowing, affectionate and beautifully shaped reading.
Strauss's elegy to German culture, composed in 1945, brought the concert to a sober conclusion, with Mr. Rattle drawing a warm, dolorous sound and a beautifully shaped reading from the orchestra's 23 strings.
