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...attempts admirably but never quite succeeds at being as innovative and modern as its plot suggests. The American premier of famous Scottish playwright Liz Lochhead's romantic comedy seems eerily pervaded by a sense of d‚ja vu. Two of the play's three controversial themes-the affair between the older female protagonist and a younger man, and the tense relationship between the protagonist and her meddling mother-have been long exploited in literature, theater, and cinema. The third and by far most provocative issue, the homosexual man-heterosexual female coupling that occurs between the protagonist...
...Throughout each of the nine days representing a span of 18 months in the life of Barbs, she never once pauses to consider the effects of her dramatic actions. She never once considers the difficulties of being a single parent, the effect her affair with a 26 year old student, Grant Steel (Ciaran Crawford) will have on her close friendship with Grant's mother, or how to effectively communicate with her own mother. By the end of the play, one leaves wishing that at least one of these serious issues had been resolved...
George W. Bush and John McCain tried gamely in their last debate before Super Tuesday, taking carefully aimed shots at one another Thursday night on topics ranging from campaign finance reform to religious tolerance. In the end, however, it was a lackluster affair, as though both candidates wanted to make sure they didn't trip up at the final hurdle. "Ninety-five percent of debates only serve to reaffirm voters' preconceptions about their chosen candidate," says TIME political correspondent John Dickerson, "and this was one of those debates. Both McCain and Bush did fine: Bush did well on education...
Here's how Itai says it worked. To maintain their ranking, wrestlers needed to win at least half their matches during a tournament--usually a 15-day affair that could involve a match a day for each wrestler. After the first few days, some wrestlers would have enough victories, making their next bouts meaningless. So they would "sell" those bouts to less successful wrestlers--deliberately losing in exchange for "points" to be collected at later tournaments. Poor-performing wrestlers with no points to redeem had to buy victories, paying about $2,000 each...
...remainder of the ballet. This stark, surprising introduction immediately drew me into the piece. The ever-present wine glasses represent the promises and happiness of the wedding; they hang from the ceiling to show a direct opposition to the unhappy events that ensue. The bride has an affair and ultimately is forced to choose between her lover and her husband. At one extremely moving part of the dance, three other unhappy couples reach toward the ceiling toward the cups, as if wondering where the promises went...