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...first of all, a funny spoof of the rituals of these contests--from the up-close-and-personal commentary, delivered in earnest half-whisper by the moderator ("Mr. Barfee has a sea anemone circus in his basement"), to the ridiculously unhelpful sentences meant to put the words in context ("Sally's mother told her it was her cystitis that made her special"). The show also, more distractingly, partakes in the current Broadway fad of audience participation: four civilians each night are selected to go onstage to compete alongside the actors. (They're coached in advance to ask two questions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: The Joy of Nerdiness | 3/13/2005 | See Source »

...Whether you are writing for a global audience or local audience, understanding the local is very important,” he said. “Understanding history and the local context is very important to doing good journalism...

Author: By Lulu Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Chanda Nets Award for Asia-Pacific Press | 3/11/2005 | See Source »

...don’t really think about them within the context of the ‘Pear Tree,’” Muir adds. In fact, the most salient characteristic of the exhibit may be the complex dialogue established among the various themes engaged...

Author: By Daniel B. Howell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Exhibit Complements Art Core | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...four years of “Get Your War On” as Bush was about having to serve another term. Rees spoke briefly about the history of his comic strip before reading some of his favorite panels from the last few years, reminding the audience of the historical context behind each...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rees' Anti-War Comics Use Sarcasm, Obscenity, and Clip-Art | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...these words might suggest a pissed-off crowd or a burgeoning riot. It’s quite a different matter, however, when these words are spoken by the musician to himself, as Lou Barlow proved when he wittily muttered them at the Middle East Upstairs last Wednesday. In the context of that intimate setting, on one of the first dates of his new tour, the words shed an old light on the new Barlow...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sebadoh Head Implodes Folk | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

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