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...acerbic, even though the source of her anger remains a mystery. Hope Davis' Margaret brings a refreshingly clear-eyed, unselfconscious good humor that helps brighten the glumness of her surroundings, while Scheider's craggy Lincoln-like profile retains an impassive air that makes his rare moments of shame and discomfort all the more poignant. But all these praiseworthy efforts just leave one wishing that these actors had more to work with...
...musical- "The Small House of Uncle Thomas," a gorgeous Asian version of Uncle Tom's Cabin which features masterfully executed choreography, beautiful dancers and stunning costumes. Tuptim reveals her own indignation at being enslaved and watching the man she loves sent away, while Talmadge successfully conveys the discomfort and frustration of the King. Unlike his interaction with Anna, the King's relationship with Tuptim is rife with tension and expectation...
...critical stage of cerebral malaria. As he slipped in and out of consciousness, his mother frantically tried to keep him breathing. When Seaman bent down to get closer, a swarm of mosquitoes descended on her ankles and arms in an African feeding frenzy. Ignoring her own discomfort, she prepared an IV, but the boy's blood pressure was so low and his arms so thin that she could not find a vein...
Fried 62, had known for some time that he had a damaged heart valve. He had originally expected to undergo surgery in mid-November, but increasing discomfort led doctors to move up the date of the procedure...
Readings include Animal to Edible, which looks at the tension between carnivorism and discomfort with slaughter; Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History, a look at how sugar has changed capitalism, industry, work habits and eating habits; and Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia, edited by Watson...