| In contrast, the realist explanation is simple, straightforward, and requires no Kremlinology. |
| Even the most hard-headed realist must shudder at the thought of a world without music. |
| Also the possibilities of realist strategies as radical interventions should be broached. |
| Similarly, the theatricality that once branded some realist paintings as kitsch no longer seems a necessarily negative attribute. |
| The truth about Carroll is that he's a magic realist who plunders our unconscious for profound emotional truths. |
| I will, however, question the assumption that this concession compromises the realist agenda. |
