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Flaherty requested a recount, stating on his Web site that “this race is simply too close to call?? and that “throughout the day, we’ve seen evidence of voting irregularities in Everett...
...passing, the media divided airtime between grimly recapping the murky details of his personal life and reverently exalting his artistic genius, which was to have been showcased in a series of sold-out London concerts. The ill-fated tour, billed as “the final curtain call?? by Jackson himself, is now the subject of a documentary entitled “This Is It.” Directed by Kenny Ortega, Jackson’s creative partner, the film provides an unusually pared-down view of the performer at work, far from the manic frenzy that seemed...
Hawrilenko, who now lives in Back Bay, describes his overarching perspective on poker as a “game tree.” Every time he or one of his poker friends chooses an action—whether to raise, fold, or call??he’s taking a different branch of the tree, which is composed of all the possible moves and all the possible ends. As you move up the tree, it narrows down to what is called your distribution, or the hands you can possibly hold. Professionals, Hawrilenko says, try to maximize the value...
...better or for worse, the soundtrack does make the play feel more like a movie, and because of this, the parallels with Woody Allen’s early work are especially clear. Like Allen’s films, “Last Call?? focuses on the sexual and intellectual neuroses of Manhattan’s educated classes. As a writer, Allen lavishes attention on characters that banter and bicker, and so does Chainey. This is where the actors’ otherwise solid performances fall short. Before the story’s key deception is exposed, the deepening relationship...
...appeal of “Last Call?? initially lies in the guilty pleasure of observing human relationships, knowing that they are about to go horribly wrong, by the end of the play both the characters and the audience have managed to find some truth—both the basic discoveries of who loves whom and about relationships generally. The audience is left with questions about the characters’ intentions, about the meaning of a sigh or a slammed door, but this is as it should be. Chainey’s story is ultimately successful, and deserves...