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...Vendetta” is the latest chapter in Hollywood’s newfound effort to be taken seriously. The past year has seen several films that try to speak not to the audience??s base instincts but rather to their intellects. However, Hollywood, for all its professed liberalism, does not change easily, and the quintessential icon of brainless entertainment has found the transformation into a sober critic a rather difficult one. The failure of “V for Vendetta” as political commentary, however, does not come from artlessness—there are moments of true...
...This talk was the first in a series of three that Diamond will deliver this week as the 2006 Prather Lectures in Biology. Diamond opened his remarks by joking that his topic seemed too historically-oriented for a lecture series concerned with biology. He quickly moved to ask his audience??rhetorically—why the continents are so different in terms of the cultures that they have produced. “Historians themselves have not offered us an explanation for this biggest question of history,” Diamond said. Diamond argued that the historical fate of different...
...adjustments to the pose and attire of the perfectly passive figure of the Protagonist (Jack E. Fishburn ’08). Fishburn’s role entailed him to stand perfectly still first as the audience filed in and then throughout the piece, and he succeeded in demanding the audience??s attention despite the activity of the other characters. As the director, O’Donovan’s manic and deranged demeanor lent the play humor and also created a contrast with the silent stillness of the Protagonist. The first play segued without pause into...
...Next, she calls out her peers, urging them to take a stand and make a difference. She says she can no longer stomach the priorities of many students, who value money more than social good. The room is quiet.Three days after her performance, Datar reflects on her audience??s mixed reaction. Although she worries about making enemies along the way, her courage to speak up may cause many students to rethink what they once held to be true. “Just thinking about how much there is to be done, how much can be done and isn?...
...make it funny?”Given a second task of seducing Rosen with just one line, “I want you to make me feel good,” the actress straddled him and thrust her hips. Rosen peeked around Berry’s shoulders at the audience??where his mom, dad, and girlfriend watched—and said, “Hi Mom.”Asked about the experience that left him tongue-tied on stage, Rosen said Berry was a good kisser.“I wasn’t because...