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Driven by a commonly held belief in Shakespeare’s position as the greatest playwright of all time, the Project is unwavering in its conviction that, despite their mission to fundamentally change the way his plays are presented, the man’s work is eternally and transcendentally significant...
Through several educational programs based around theater and Shakespeare, the Project counters the persisting belief that Shakespeare’s works are inapplicable to modern times with a focus on the ways that the themes and the language of the plays tap into essentially human issues. “Even though he talks about sweeping things,” Evett says, “what he really understands better than any other writer is the intimate, personal struggles between people...
What makes Sendak's book so compelling is its grounding effect: Max has a tantrum and in a flight of fancy visits his wild side, but he is pulled back by a belief in parental love to a supper "still hot," balancing the seesaw of fear and comfort. In expanding the story, Jonze (with co-writer Dave Eggers) invents just enough of Max's home life to convey the forces behind his disobedience. The parents of 9-year-old Max (played by Max Records, whose name and performance suggest he was born for this role) have split...
...final evidence of this, actually, is Seinfeld, or the resurrected version of it on Curb. When Larry David (playing himself) pitches Jerry Seinfeld his reunion idea (with an ulterior motive), they have a very Seinfeldian exchange about why David has "shifted" on his previous belief that reunions are pathetic: "I haven't shifted." "No, you've shifted." "No, there's no shift." "You've shifted!" "No shift...
...deal with the Taliban, the implementation of that policy won't look much like peacemaking. The Taliban is currently winning the war, and persuading it to settle for anything less than total victory may require that the insurgents are bloodied to the point that they're disabused of the belief that they can win on the battlefield. So, under the most optimistic view, troops reporting to Obama will be spilling and shedding blood in Afghanistan for years to come. (See pictures of the U.S. Marines new offensive in Afghanistan...