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...their detractors, Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (left) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (right) are crony capitalists who bully their opposition and the media. To their supporters, they're men of action, a welcome contrast to ineffective leaders of the past. Now, however, both have problems: Thaksin faces street protests demanding he resign over the $1.87 billion sale of his family's Shin Corp. media empire, while Fininvest media mogul Berlusconi, trailing in the polls before Italy's April 9-10 election, is accused of conspiring to give false testimony in a corruption case against him. They have other...
...sleep driving (as opposed to driving under the influence), Silber, who has been doing sleep research for 15 years, has never personally seen a case, either in Ambien users or nonusers. "Not that it doesn't happen, but sleep driving is very, very rare," Silber says. By contrast, he says, sleepwalking probably affects 1% to 2% of the population...
...elevation completes the sense of enclosure and draws the attention of the audience upwards, especially when the empty chairs suddenly start rocking wildly as the actors progressively anger the watching father—perfectly capturing the absurd, otherworldly element that runs throughout the play.That element works especially well in contrast to the drabness of the costumes (designed by Casey M. Lurtz ’07), which uniquely complemented each character’s suffering in their simple styles. The mother’s dress was the piece de resistance, a frumpy black robe that evoked a pelican in its stuffy...
...evening concludes with the Boston premiere of “Lambarena,” a work that was first staged by the San Francisco Ballet in 1995. Both the choreography and score skillfully blend the classicism of Bach and ballet with the sound and movement of West Africa. In contrast to the other minimalist pieces, it provides the most defined storyline, possibly commenting on European involvement in Africa. With appropriate backdrop and costumes, this combination of classical ballet infused with authentic African dance results in a bright, engaging conclusion to an evening of ups and downs. “Grand...
...lead, Barnard, whose sultry angelic voice shows so much promise, was one of these performers who proved disappointingly bland as an actress. Although her singing is technically perfect, her accompanying movements are stiff and artificial—an enormous contrast to her counterpart, Haas, whose acting seems so realistic and instinctive...