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...overeager pair of prostitutes—provide most of the play’s humor. Kulz is more than up to the task of portraying Brian’s increasingly ridiculous actions and deranged mental state. The problem, however, with having one character carry most of the burden of hysteria is that the other characters are, to some extent, straight-men, all trying to behave reasonably. The play suffers when everybody is trying to hold it together and succeeding. During these stretches, the humor is mostly derived from sexual innuendo, which largely falls short. When the characters are trying...
...leader). The charismatic member of parliament with a bushy mustache and a talent for fiery oratory built his presidential campaign on a pledge to stamp out corruption, rein in the high-handed bureaucracy and restore ties with Russia. Many voters hoped that such an alliance would ease the burden of cleaning up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster next door in Ukraine, which contaminated almost 23% of Belarus and still costs the government nearly 25% of its meager $3 billion budget. The Batska promised to prevent Russian-style plunder of the new nation by capitalist oligarchs. But voters never imagined...
...Daniel Vasella, the CEO of pharmaceutical giant Novartis International and a past participant in several executive education programs at HBS. Vasella said that increases in life expectancy—along with a decline in birth rates—indicate that the U.S. population will grow older, putting an added burden on the nation’s health care system. “Business knowledge can improve the efficiency and productivity of the health care system,” Vasella said. “One day, you will be asked to act as leaders and make a real difference, allowing people...
...regretted it if I hadn’t gone.”So, am I just doing some kind of Calvinist delayed-gratification guilt-trip principle by going to these things? Why am I still compelled, despite your rational logic? What sort of beast am I? Henry: Beasts of burden. That’s right, draft animals, kosher hunks of meat with cloven hooves and mouthfuls of cud. Together we are herded underground, into dark, crowded bars, to await the slaughter of the opening act, dreaming of DMB popping out and doing a 50-minute...
...just want to respect the Square 24 hours a day,” Fund President Jinny Nathans says.She says that residents are concerned about preserving the “liveability” of the Square, as well as preventing the need for increased police presence and the subsequent burden on taxpayers.However, Nathans believes that the Defense Fund can be convinced to support a bid for extended hours, if the reason is good enough. “I’m not saying [a reason is] un-findable, but it’s their job to come up with...