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...worst-case scenario: a country with sky-high oil debts defaults on its loans to a major bank, causing that bank, and eventually others as well, to fail. Financial panic then spreads around the globe, bringing world trade and commerce to a crawl, much as happened during the Great Depression...
...four hours of mechanical torture does not turn us into Lears. Even if we strain, we can't hear the hoofbeats of the Apocalypse galloping closer. Nor do we realize, like Lear, that life and space and time will not stand still while we crawl in the maddening mud of self-pity. Instead, this Lear alienates us, erects a barrier between the stage and the audience, makes us struggle to stay in our seats. We throw up our hands. We do not want to watch TV, to see the results of the New Hampshire primary or an Ajax commercial...
...younger women into her circle who could be counted on to steal her man. She was as slow to see this as she was quick to spot the first signs of young genius. Roussy Mdivani, the lovely girl who made off with Sert, whom Misia adored, actually managed to crawl into their bedroom the last time Sert made love to his wife without Misia's realizing it at the time...
Andre's is an art that deserves to be talked about and thought about--but only because we cannot fully experience it in the way Andre hopes. It would never occur to most of us to climb on or crawl under, let alone create, such sculpture. As adults we tend to show interest in something by recognizing the need to "understand" it, to dissect, discuss, define. Unfortunately for Andre, we outgrow the child's ability to appreciate things for what they...
...stores in the area are offering several unusual creatures this year. Boston Pet Store in Cambridge has an assortment of tarantulas that cost between $15 and $30 depending on the species. If spiders make your skin crawl, don't fret--the lizards will arrive shortly...