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From zero to hero, Brown now basks in international acclaim. A French newspaper dubbed the British pol "the resuscitated magician," and Paul Krugman, the freshly minted Nobel economics laureate, said Brown "may have shown us the way through this crisis...
...West, a "circus opera" based on a Ming-dynasty novel, with lyrics in Mandarin by Chinese actor Chen Shi-zheng. The protagonist is the wildly self-confident Monkey, who irritates his peers with his certainty that he is far more gifted than they are and deserving of immortal acclaim. He doesn't go by the nickname Damon, but it's a fair question...
...million, is the largest in the area, said Vice Mayor Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87. For each of the past three years, Cambridge has taken $9 million of this money to reduce property tax increases. The new tax plan did not meet universal acclaim. Kathy Podgers, who frequently comments at Council meetings and is an advocate for residents with disabilities, said that the plan’s use of reserve funds was “artificially propping up the city’s tax rate.” The Deputy City Manager Richard...
It’s finally official: TV on the Radio is no longer the hipster’s best-kept secret. After the critical acclaim of their second studio release, “Return to Cookie Mountain,” the band manages to live up to the hype on its follow-up, “Dear Science,” a work that is—surprisingly—a refreshing blend of experimental sounds and catchy hooks that don’t detract from the album’s overall artsy flair...
...Kent commissioned journalist Victoria Brittain and novelist Gillian Slovo to create a verbatim play about British detainees at Guantnamo Bay based on interviews with released detainees, families of detainees and their lawyers. Guantnamo: 'Honor Bound to Defend Freedom' opened to wide acclaim, transferred to the West End and was also produced in New York City. Last spring a reading was staged for members of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill. "What Nick is about is, 'What can we be doing next?'" says Tricycle general manager Mary Lauder. "'What should we be tackling? What can we change...