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Director Robert Scanlan emphasized the un-theatricality of “Beckett at 100?? with this line in his introduction to the show. As Scanlan explained, Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett wrote the three plays, which made up the New College Theatre’s most recent offering, independently and intended for them to be produced through different media. “Words and Music” and “Cascando” were originally for the radio and “...but the clouds...” for television...

Author: By Juli Min, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Beckett at 100’ Still Going Strong | 11/18/2007 | See Source »

...alterations to the author’s original work to this day. And yet English professor and Beckett scholar Robert Scanlan managed to obtain permission for unusual changes to three of Beckett’s plays, which he first directed in 2006 as “Beckett at 100?? and which are now showing at the New College Theatre. But though the plays are adapted from their original format and a contemporary score has been added, they draw on a deep tradition of Beckett performance and scholarship. The three short plays included in the show are not widely...

Author: By Anna I. Polonyi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beckett Storms Harvard Stage | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...perfectly captured the Gloved One’s danceable appeal. “Kiss Kiss,” featuring T-Pain, was released a mere seven weeks ago, and has unsurprisingly already claimed the number one spot on Billboard’s “Hot 100?? chart. Who can resist a bouncy beat–or Nappy Boy, for that matter? Aside from the typical bump-and-grind songs, a few impressive ballads are presented in the album as well. Brown’s ballad “I Wanna Be” proves...

Author: By Erinn V. Westbrook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Chris Brown | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...when claiming that the top quintile of income earners already pays 66.6 percent of federal taxes. Liberals fire back that the Bush tax cuts—which gave the richest one percent of Americans an average rebate of $75,800, and middle-income families a mere $1,100??are grossly “unfair.” Each claim is no doubt true, but they appeal to two distinct, and incommensurable, conceptions of justice. It’s a sordid number game: percentages versus absolute figures...

Author: By Will E. Johnston | Title: Love ‘Tax And Spend?’ | 2/21/2007 | See Source »

...Corporation William H. Gates III ’77, world-class tennis player James R. Blake ’01, and Booker Prize winning author Margaret E. Atwood MA ’62 have in common, besides a killer forehand? All three luminaries grace “The Harvard 100?? list of the most influential alumni, the feature story of the first issue of 02138, an independent magazine for Harvard alumni that is attempting to become the publication of choice for its elite and accomplished community. The official press release gushes that “The 02138 audience...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 02138: Sheer Vanitas | 10/4/2006 | See Source »

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