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...other words, Durang foregoes the aura of imperious authority that other leading playwrights create for themselves. Like them, Durang writes about the impossibly difficult problem of getting through life, but he refuses to be pretentious enough to offer a solution. In person, Durang approaches the ideal of the nebbish: short, pudgy, quiet with a polite smile. He's not even that funny to talk...
Despite the cut-throat aura of Penn's "Grand Arena," or general lottery, most people manage to find a satisfactory place to live, students say. "You can just about always get a room in a high-rise, which is actually pretty nice," says freshman Will...
...excellent preparation for life. Outside, in January 1945, the war is still going on. But aside from a shortage of food and fuel, it has not troubled this serenely bourgeois Dutch family. And with the Germans obviously headed for defeat, they may perhaps be forgiven the slightly smug aura that hovers about them. It seems as if their faith in the eternal values of liberal humanism has triumphed over the hurly-burly of modern history...
...part, Dole's hesitation stems from his Midwestern reserve. With his vibrant voice, handsome face and extraordinary energy, he can dominate a large room with an aura of apparent self-confidence, but in one-on-one conversations he is surprisingly guarded. He often uses one-liners to deflect questions he does not want to answer. When he forgoes the quips, his replies are carefully phrased to neutralize any hint of boastfulness. He seldom initiates talk about the broken neck and shattered shoulder he suffered in combat with the Germans in Italy's Po Valley in 1945. But if pressed...
...middle-aged woman with a crystal hanging around her neck politely asked me to look around and let her know if I wanted to sign up for a psychic reading. For only $12, I could have my aura read and my fortune told. I hesitated for a moment and a man from behind me spoke up to ask for a reading. I turned to see a Schwarznegger look-alike decked out in Adidas gym gear with a walkman on his hip asking if he could have a reading done...