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Gordon and co-producer Adam S. Hickey '99, who is a Crimson editor, have said they wanted the show, which closed Saturday night, to do more than just entertain the audience. The American Repertory Theatre and the producers of the play agreed to pledge 50 percent of ticket sales from last Wednesday and Thursday's shows--about $900--to the not-for-profit Cambridge Cares About AIDS...
...from Mortimer's pen, and the occasional appearances of Sandra Tantamount, Felix's chief rival within his publishing house, furnish a comic garnish to a sometimes somber book. Felix's hapless adventures on tour and his constant, futile pursuit of his publicist illuminate Felix's personality even as they entertain...
...same time, street performance requires a singer to modify her tactics so a not to appear too forthcoming and obtrusive. Whereas a band at the center of attention in a club is expected to entertain a well as perform, a street performer "would rather invite people in than intrude of their space." The upside of busking though, is that Lord can play place she chooses to play whenever she choose to play, and feels much more connected to the joy of performing--the reason she entered the music world in the first place. "If some one hears and is inspired...
Watching a movie is a consensual act of sadomasochism. Sado: the people making the film are going through torture to entertain us. Maso: they are also torturing us with the whip of seductiveness and the clamps of suspense. In most films this unholy relationship is tacit; we suspend disbelief, forget our connivance in the covenant. The Game yanks this affair center screen and dares the viewer not only to think about it but also to feel it--feel creepy, feel scared, feel guilty...
Diana played out an old American fantasy, the real-life fairy tale. She was setting about the job of living happily ever after, a goal her sad-faced royal in-laws never seemed even to entertain, and so we rooted for her. It helped a lot that we knew so little. We could make her anything we chose, and her evolving image often said more about what we wanted than about...