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...tempo close to the 1957 Maurice Williams "Stay." A boy invites a girl to "come, come, come out tonight ... to my Twist party," The percussion was the soon-to-be-familiar Seasons combination of hand-claps and marching feet that lent a military air to the enterprise. The unique element, of course, was Valli's voice, stretching two words into ten aching, urgent syllables ("Sheh-eh-eh-eh-eh-er-ry bay-yay-bee") over half of the four-line chorus. / Sheh-eh-ry, can you come out tonight?" The falsetto is used to establish the singer as the proper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Falsetto Meets "The Sopranos" | 11/25/2005 | See Source »

...amendment received an overwhelming 90-9 victory in the Senate. But Vice President Dick Cheney threatened to veto the legislation unless altered to exempt the CIA from the amendment, suggesting the measure not be applied to counter-terrorism operations carried out abroad, or “by an element of the United States government” other than the Defense Department. In a disappointing turn of events, the White House is now pressuring McCain to toe the party line in hopes of delaying consideration of detainee treatment until early next year...

Author: By Bede A. Moore | Title: Torturing Justice | 11/23/2005 | See Source »

...Every element of the production seemed professionally polished, from the set (which included a brand new portable stage) and the costumes, to the programs and unobtrusive handling of the English supertitles...

Author: By Ndidi N. Menkiti, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: French Opera Retains Authenticity | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...cast succeeds in interpreting the strange momentum of the play, blending the mundane, the theatrical and the fantastic without ever losing any element. Particularly impressive is Lloyd-Bollard as Kat, who simultaneously conveys cruelty, humor, sexiness, and vulnerability with great energy and aplomb, making the second scene the highlight of the play...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: "Slavs!" Topples Communism in Style | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...exception. Starring Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider—of “Last Tango in Paris” fame—this film is evidence of the love of the director for his art and his meticulous attention to the most minute of details. Every single element of this film has obviously been painstakingly thought out, and the result is simultaniously intelligent and breathtakingly beautiful. The movie is blessed with regards to its cast. Maria Schneider, in the role of “Girl” (comment from my cinema neighbor as the credits rolled...

Author: By Alexandra M. Fallows, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Passenger | 11/11/2005 | See Source »

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