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This is not helped in the least by the relatively poor acting of much of Beale’s supporting cast. There was a comfort level at the Lyttelton which seemed to prop up the show’s other actors. What they lacked in delicacy and originality they made up for in confidence and a well-developed sense of how to turn a scene over to Beale without actually creating a one-man show. Now, with the cast out of its element, it has become increasingly clear that they resemble nothing more than a pick-up team whose only...
It’s a scene that seems all too common, especially at Harvard. The computer becomes the nexus of a voyeuristic universe in which we are connected to everywhere in the world, able to observe or obtain almost anything without leaving the comfort of home. With the proliferation of pornography on the Internet, it seems that even relationships are being virtually imported behind the shield of the monitor screen...
However, an encounter with an alluring woman in a coffee shop somehow reminds Richard of the comfort of human contact that his computer cannot provide. The woman, Florence (Molly Parker), reveals to him that she is a drummer by night and stripper by day in order to pay her bills. Florence’s uninhibited sexuality entices Richard, and he pursues what he considers to be a relationship with her—he frequents the Pandora’s Box where she works and offers her $10,000 to accompany him on a vacation to Las Vegas...
...grief and feelings of betrayal have overcome the student body since the company closed its virtual doors, abruptly shutting down its website, cutting of its phone lines and firing its employees without so much as a warning to the thousands of loyal customers who relied on Kozmo for convenience, comfort and late night chocolate fixes...
Military planning must always be for the worst-case scenario, not for a world where every country acts as expected. We may expect that China would never invade Taiwan, but our expectations are unlikely to give the Taiwanese nearly so much comfort as Aegis radar the next time China conducts missile exercises off the Taiwan coast. The submarines are similarly a defensive weapon against invasion—Taiwan is not in a position to attack the mainland. It would be irresponsible to leave Taiwan defenseless when it faces such a powerful and aggressive threat...