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...paltry 79 years ago, under the auspices of then-University President A. Lawrence Lowell. “Reading period was initially a faculty benefit, and students benefited indirectly,” says Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Minister in Memorial Church. In 1927, Clifford H. Moore, the Chairman of the Committee on Instruction, penned a confidential proposal to the Committee on Instruction; he suggested shortening the periods of formal teaching in order to give the faculty a break from teaching and instill self-reliance in students. “The retention of the nine-months...
...Award nominations were, as usual, a mixed bag for me. The Drowsy Chaperone, which I liked along with most of the critics, garnered the most nominations among the musicals - 13. But the two straight plays that drew the most nods - The History Boys, with 8, and the revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing, with 9 - left me cold. For my own picks of six new Broadway shows that are worth a visit, see this week's magazine. (Add one more play that I touted earlier - Festen, the grueling and gripping family drama from London that, for some reason...
...Awake and Sing This one is sad. Clifford Odets' leftwing '30s drama about the struggles of a Bronx family in the depths of the Depression made a big impact on me during my English major days and in one previous staging I've seen. But I was let down by this slack, erratically acted Broadway production, which was (again) unaccountably hailed by the critics. I'll buy Zoe Wanamaker as the strong-willed matriarch, but the overrated Mark Ruffalo is simply grating as the gigolo next door, and the estimable Ben Gazzara doesn't seem to have the energy...
...artists had taken over the town, some even gathering in his front yard to paint. "There were few places in Papunya that had front lawns and I inherited the policeman's house," recalls Batty, now senior curator for Central Australian Collections at Museum Victoria. "And people like Clifford Possum and Johnny Warangkula used to come around and paint." He was met with an altogether different picture on returning recently. In nearby Alice Springs, he found budget hotels "chock-a-block full of artists, pumping the art out. I've got mixed feelings about it," Batty says. "On the one hand...
...first White House Easter Egg Roll was held in 1878, and near the turn of the century events included "egg croquet." This year attractions will include children's book authors, magicians and strolling characters that include Curious George, the Cookie Monster and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Children age seven and under can actually roll eggs, and all family members are welcome to live music and live stage shows...