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...contemporary Newcastle, England, Michael Wilcox's Green Fingers explores the intrigues surrounding a robbery trial. The play looks at the lives of a few members of homosexual society, and while many of the characteristics of a "gay play" are here--HIV, gay bars and the closet are all in evidence--the play is gripping because of its original characters and complex plot. At times the plot is too complex. The various tidbits of information about each character's history create a general confusion around the trial, and the relationships become muddied and unclear...
When President Clinton picked three women in a row for Attorney General, he didn't pick the smartest and most experienced people available. Instead he picked people who shared his views, who were female, and who (he hoped) didn't have any skeletons in the closet. Clinton also nominated former classmates, friends, and fellow Rhodes Scholars. It wasn't "fair" to all the other possible candidates, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was bad for America...
...Court of Appeals to lift Hatter's injunction while it awaits December arguments on the constitutionality of the ban? Because Hatter's ruling jeopardizes Clinton's carefully-crafted "compromise," which cloaks its betrayal of gays and lesbians in the meaningless promise that as long as they remain in the closet no one will try to kick open the door...
...though Harvard probably has its own share of closet Cliffs Notes users, the book supplements do not appear to have much of a following here...
Three years ago, when Depeche Mode toured North America for their "World Violation" tour, they were icons of Euro-techno-New Wave. When the lead singer of Depeche Mode walked on stage at Giants Stadium, me and 80,000 of my closet friends went wild. The whole crowd went crazy with excitement; I was singing (perhaps yelling), dancing and having the time of my life. That was three years...