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...differing, intense reactions - for that matter, that even comparing the two might seem incendiary to some Catholics - is one indication how religious belief informs political and social doctrine. Some of that contentiousness has lately seeped into moviegoing. Our texts for today are two indie films, Religulous and Fireproof, that appeal to diametrically opposed audiences. I can't imagine that there'd be a person who could respond to both films the way their makers want. If these movies happen to be playing in adjacent auditoriums at the multiplex, exhibitors might want to set up a police cordon...
...terms of shaping how we do theater,” she says. But the difficulty of producing likeable plays that manage to be original is an important balance for Paulus to strike.Brustein sees her as up to the challenge.“She knows how to appeal to people who have minds and imaginations and are cultivated and have read a lot, and to an audience that may have never been in the theater before,” Brustein says. “That’s a marvelous combination.”This summer, Paulus directed a revival...
...juggernaut of a running back. The result was a 17-14 Big Red win and a dumbfounded look on the face of the Ivy League pundits.Predictions be damned.Having said that, here are mine:HARVARD (1-1, 0-1 Ivy) AT LAFAYETTE (3-0)Lafayette has a lot of aesthetic appeal, with an undefeated record and gaudy offensive statistics, like running back Maurice White’s 131 yards per game. But the Leopards padded their numbers against lightweights Marist and Georgetown and the first half-decent team they faced, Penn, shut Lafayette down in the second half last week.The Crimson...
...these reasons, Shea Stadium has also always been a particularly appropriate home for the New York Mets. Its peculiar contours echo the quirky appeal of a team constantly in the shadow of their better-attended, better-paid, and better-performing (at least until this year) rivals the Yankees, who play a scant few miles away...
...Obama advisers remain bullish on Biden's assets. They point to the largely favorable local media coverage he has earned, his indispensable capacity to appeal to the white working-class voters not fully sold on Obama, and the reassurance his 3 1/2 decades of Washington experience has brought to a Democratic ticket headed by a first-term Senator. (Click here for Joe Biden's defining moments...