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Capital punishment, says L.D.F. Lawyer Joel Berger "attempts to vindicate one murder by committing a second murder. And the second murder is more reprehensible because it is officially sanctioned and done with great ceremony in the name of us all." Not simply just as bad, but worse: this may be the central emotional truth for those who most passionately disapprove of executions. The cretinous killer or the seething psychopath is a loose cannon. But the well-orchestrated modern execution, careful, and thoroughly considered, is horrible because of its meticulous sanity. Executions are worse, in the abolitionists' moral scheme, because...
...gutsy and fun to begin with. The 19-member troupe does far better as a whole pushing the decibel level to something just short of a primal scream than do any of the principals, some of whom seem completely inexperienced as vocalists. Of the main players, Calvin Wolk, as Berger, the macho ring leader, and Jeff Bercuvitz, as Claude, the occasionally ambivalent side kick, project the message of rejectionism and individuality most effectively. Larnett Son also belts out several impressive leads, including a soulful version of "Abie Baby," a cynical tribute to the author of the Emancipation Proclamation...
...David Berger, Mayer's attorney, released a statement to The Daily Pennsylvania last week which questioned the integrity of the investigation. The release also stated "When the facts are proved. Professor Mayer will be vindicated." Mayer was unavailable for comment...
...Thomas Berger's novel was a suburban Walpurgisnacht, in which a sedentary couple are driven beyond distraction by the bizarre boorishness of the folks next door. For this to work in the movies it must be played either with the film equivalent of Berger's fastidious prose-Ordinary People in apocalyptic dead pan-or with the cauterizing fury of a Bunuel satire. A ham-fisted director like John G. Avildsen (Rocky) need not have applied. Nor were Bill Conti's services required: his score sounds like a Spike Jones symphony of klaxons, sassy trombones, Bronx-cheer kazoos...
Bullock's Northern California department store, San Mateo, Calif. L. Gene Zellmer Associates, architects; Geiger Berger Associates, P.C., structural engineers. A soaring, translucent tent structure provides shoppers with daylight and a festive atmosphere. San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas. Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., architects. A creative yet respectful transformation has turned the slightly loony old Lone Star Brewery into an imposing museum building...