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Wallace has furnished eclectic, listener-friendly music (allusions to Puccini's Tosca, which Milk attended the night before his death, abound), but he lacks the skill in building ensembles that would have made the end of Act I (the 1969 Stonewall riot) or Act II (a high-camp, dikes-on-trikes gay and lesbian rally) really stirring. His most effective work-in what surely is an operatic first-comes in the tender love duet for Harvey and his boyfriend, Scott Smith, sung while they lie in bed together...
Traditionally, people who are interested in writing professionally have gravitated to this Expos teacher. Former Lampoon president and Crimson editor John Abound III '95 gushes, "He's a little secret treasure each generation of Lampoon people hears about. People discovered him as a funny and intelligent person to write a script with. He's a man of many faces and more mysteries...
...else fails, though, there is always something to buy. Interested in a subscription to Wire or a copy of the latest CD-ROM format magazine? Dying to access Internet services like America Oh-Line? Books, computer games, and even Cybersmith T-shirts abound. Egotistical individuals, as well as those searching for grandparental gifts, can have their faces photograped and the images morphed, to be featured on a T-Shirt, mug, chase a screen saver depicting one's head as a bouncing ball. As Smith notes, "photographs no longer represent reality. They represent what you want them to represent...
...Boston as Elysium" attitude just isn't to be found in backwater farm communities. One of the foremost responsibilities of the Boston press is to remind residents about all of the good things that abound in the metro area. Every year, Boston magazine eagerly compiles "The Best of Boston" listings, praising everything from beer to magicians--255 winners in all (!) Thus, for the modest cover price of $2.95, Bostonians can forever evade mediocrity...
Even among enthusiasts in Detroit, concerns about the basic premise of a smart car abound. "There is a potential problem with the customer if the car knows more than he does,'' says Ford's Hoen. "Do you want the car to stop you? What if a semi trailer is right behind you? Maybe you'd just want to pull off into the weeds instead...