As the recording artist and songwriter Blood Orange, formerly Lightspeed Champion, he's enjoyed a warm reception downtown and beyond, for his sharp style and affectionate mastery of nineteen-eighties pop tropes, as well as for his influential collaborations with musicians like Florence and the Machine, the Chemical Brothers, FKA Twigs, and more.
People who worked with Mr. Zoellick, 47, during two earlier Republican administrations describe him as a policy wonk whose sharp-edged negotiating tactics and mastery of details often won over, or wore down, his rivals -- notably over the past several weeks as he lobbied for the trade job and its role within the new administration.
The story "Everything I Know About My Family on My Mother's Side" demonstrates his new mastery of contemporary realism, recounting, in sharp, staccato takes, the efforts of a writer (named Nathan, no less) to piece together the secret stories of his own family's past.
Its technical craft is unimpeachable, along with its sharp character work, handling of suspense, and above all mastery of mood.
Warner Home Video's DVD release, in a breathtaking wide-screen transfer with Dolby surround stereo sound, allows Ian Baker's expert photography, Jill Bilcock's razor-sharp editing and Bruce Smeaton's effective score to retain their mastery.
It is a story that demonstrates the easy mastery of her finest work, a story that stands in sharp contrast to the cringe-making title story of this oddly uneven volume.
None of these definitions is sharp enough to be very useful: any ranter with a megaphone and a mastery of rhetoric could qualify.
Olga Castro, a small, intense performer, stands out for her articulate hands, graceful upper body and sharp footwork, but the other dancers' affinity for both full-bodied movement and mastery of the castanet was negligible.
Huntemann has also remixed The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, John Dahlback, and Cirez D. With his long-running career and sharp sense of humor, he was the ideal guy to talk about walking the tightrope between relevancy and mastery as DJs get older.
These kinds of games might be really fun for creative or well-trained individuals, but the early curve was a little sharp in order to make the game really fun to a huge audience without the patience to achieve that mastery without any guidance.
