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We’ve all seen Macbeth, but not like this. In fact, this adaptation of Macbeth performed by British theater group Punchdrunk operates on the premise that we can’t see it all. Set in an abandoned schoolhouse in Brookline, the story of Macbeth unfolds in every part of the building, leaving you running to catch up with the Hitchcock-esque mystery. Yes, the show is in Brookline. You’ll have to take the T. Maybe even walk a little! Wear comfortable shoes...
...it’s not a far leap to say that the team is a perfectly good paradigm for the continuation of an institution, the values of research, and talking really fast, the way people feel about things they did when they were younger, long careers, nuclear disarmament, the British government’s abuse of the Irish people, train rides, plane flights, offices in Quincy that lack windows, pancake houses in the Midwest, three-day tournaments in which people forget about things like breakfast, undying loyalty, national titles, never-ending glory. Dallas Perkins wouldn’t say these...
...some e-mails. The archives have a folder for nearly everything, including Policy Debate. There were fliers from the ’50s advertising debates on nuclear weapons (again!), Richard Nixon as president, the abolition of the House Un-American Activities Committee, the treatment of the Irish by the British government. There were fraying newspapers mentioning old national champions. There was even a form sent by the secretary of the Debate Council, in 1947, to other universities for the purpose of organizing the next year’s debates. The cutoff slip at the bottom, to be sent back quickly...
...great opportunity to have some fun and learn more about each other," said Alan Campbell, a British sculler who came in 5th in the men's 2000m individual scull at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. "We're friendly...sports should be like that. Competitors should be able to respect each other...
...that line is proving a tough sell. Britain is one of Israel's staunchest allies, yet the British ambassador to the U.N., John Sawers, described Goldstone on Israeli Army Radio as "unbiased." The ambassador added that the probe contains "serious information" giving rise to suspicions that both sides in the conflict committed war crimes. And the U.S., Britain and France on Wednesday all urged Israel to launch a credible investigation into Goldstone's findings...