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...rebellious counselor, Langella is a man of stoic determination, but not without moments of fear, doubt, temper and smugness; his moral courage seems cobbled out of human reason and resolve rather than handed down from God. And if Robert Bolt's 1960 play looks a bit square today, with its period setting and easy-to-follow moral outline, it's beautifully written, clearly argued and, with a lot of help from Langella's magnetic performance, undeniably stirring...
...actress around whom revolves a typically Chekhovian slice of unhappy provincial life, she's just fine, if somewhat less the diva than I imagine Arkadina on the page. Indeed, the whole cast deserves high grades (though Peter Sarsgaard, an American ringer among the Brits, brings down the curve a bit). What bothered me was the fussy and ponderous direction by Ian Rickson. From the famous first line, "Why do you always wear black?" - which is broken in two when the character to whom it is spoken, Masha, silences the speaker mid-sentence with an impatient wave of her hand...
...criticism for a book composed of friendly recollections, but if anything, George, Being George is a bit too harsh. It may be true that he had a serious drinking problem in his declining years and was a rather horrible person to be married to, but those themes send the book out on a minor chord, particularly as friends recall Plimpton's lingering regret that he never took a proper crack at the great American novel. The rest of George, Being George proves he created something just as valuable: a great American character...
...Jason has high but reasonable expectations for both teams,” Richardson said. “He knows that we can improve and be very competitive in the Ivy League. It makes us want to go after it, go to that next level, and step it up a bit.” With inclement weather bringing rain and low temperatures to the midweek practices, Harvard continues to shine in preparation for the weekend.“Our sport is extremely simple,” Saretsky explained. “It’s one foot in front...
...dropout epidemic is. Although high schools are currently required to meet graduation targets each year, states have been setting the bar for improvement, a system that has led to a lot of variation across the country. The Education Trust report found that in half of states, even the tiniest bit of progress was deemed sufficient. In a few states, simply not doing worse than the previous year was good enough. "A 50% graduation rate holding steady should not be viewed as progress by anyone," says Daria Hall, assistant director for K-12 policy development at the Education Trust. "We obviously...