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...narcissism of today’s youth and the moral vacuity of the liberal intelligentsia are common enough themes among disgruntled moralists and curmudgeonly conservatives, but rarely are they afforded the delightful aesthetic treatment of a deft novelist, combining penetrating satire with deep pathos and rich characterization...
...most of us the gap in understanding keeps widening between those who create a technology and those affected by it, and a deft writer of fiction can close it because he controls the facts and the narrative, aiming for a satisfying conclusion. The tensions between science and nature, knowledge and wisdom, between what we can do and what we ought to do, have always been great narrative engines. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Birthmark in 1843, in which a brilliant scientist, obsessed with his beautiful wife's Georgiana's tiny handshaped birthmark, is determined to use his vast skills to remove...
...game-winning assist, however, that ranked as one of the highlights of the Crimson’s season so far. Taylor took the puck into the Bobcats’ zone along the right boards, maneuvering his way through the Quinnipiac defenders with some deft stick-work until he found an open lane to the right side of the Bobcats’ net. However, when he eventually released the puck from point-blank range, it wasn’t in the form of a shot on goal, but rather a pass back to Biega in the slot. Biega alertly sent...
...When I realized that the tradition of the diamond ring stemmed from a very deft advertising campaign, I grew suspicious of their place in our society and their hold over young couples in love. After all, we were taught as kids that we should not go out and buy a Big Mac every time we saw a McDonald's commercial. So how did adults get so duped by the diamond industry's marketing that they thought they had to buy one or else their relationship wasn't worth it? To me, a diamond had become a giant gleaming commercialized cliche...
...nominations, including one win for Cynthia Nixon, who originated the role of the mother, Becca. What is confusing about this production, running through Dec. 3 at the Boston University Theatre, is that the raw material in Lindsay-Abaire’s script is so excellent—in the deft hands of Nixon and Tony-nominated director Daniel Sullivan, it must have been an emotional Tilt-a-Whirl.This production runs more like an emotional steam-roller thanks to John Tillinger’s blunt direction, barreling forward with a schedule to keep. The script’s writing is nuanced enough...