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...wedding itself is a brief procedure, with vows short and to the point. (“Maria, I love you’s, I adoh-wa you’s,” Joey intones vacantly, at which point his funereally-clad mother-in-law bitterly screams, “And you believe him?”) The show breaks briefly while the audience joins a buffet line near the edge of the bar, but even there, no one is safe from harassment. An audience member who declined to eat ziti noodles topped with meat sauce instantly drew...
...Island of La Grand Jatte.” The opening act, set in the 1880s, follows the progress of George’s work, presenting snapshots of the various individuals that provide inspiration for the painting—a baker, a nurse, a boatman, et al. Their appearances are brief, their depth non-existent; they exist to the audience only as they exist to George. Yet George, who skillfully observes his subjects—effortlessly taking them apart and agonizingly putting them back together by painting tiny, meticulous dots on an enormous canvas—cannot use his keen perception...
...Maids; audience members, with much the same feeling as the title characters, enter poorly lit rooms attached to a house of luxury. Those audience members are quite fortunate, however, for they have the privilege of a thoroughly engaging environmental production which enthralls for the entirety of its brief running-time...
...fell into column writing almost accidentally. She graduated with a degree in History and Literature but had no clue what to do with it. A brief stint as a paralegal turned her off of a career in law, but her knack for grammar landed her a job in journalism. Soon she was editing for The Army Times, the media outlet for the armed forces. That led to a gig news editing at The Washington Post. There, while casually talking to superior about an advice columnist who neither of them liked, Hax blurted out, “What you really need...
...pomp surrounding the installation last week—a ceremony that dates back to the early 18th century—contrasted sharply with the plain words and forceful message that Summers delivered in the keynote address. In a brief speech, Summers laid out his plans for, among other measures, improving undergraduate education, hiring more faculty members, expanding into University-owned land in Allston and making Harvard into a “global” university. Although there are still some big questions left unanswered, the staff is gratified that many of the points made by the new president have been...