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...Greek gods and the deadening effects of civilization that in the wrong hands could sound like overwrought, long-winded clichés. Cozzens makes the most of these moments, endowing Dysart with a slightly hostile glare and energetic hands, imbuing his rambling with all the energy of a repressed fancier of a dead society, with a frigid wife and a job whose benefit he begins to doubt. As Alan, Fishburn is a worthy foil, with a mournful stare and an affect that switches like a light between cold disengagement and eager emotion. In their scenes together, Dysart?...
...bunch?at least they weren't until the surprise September election of political agitator Leung (Long Hair) Kwok-hung. Sworn in last week before a chamber filled with startled colleagues (whom he labeled "insane"), Leung shouted, "Long live democracy!" and assailed the council President for suggesting he wear something fancier than his ubiquitous Che Guevara T shirt...
Members old and new seem to appreciate the fancier fare. On a recent Friday, Elise Samuelson, 35, of Anchorage, finished her 40-min. lunch-break workout and then sat down for a lean buffalo burger before heading back to her accounting office. "I like that I can go right in, all sweaty, and eat a nice lunch, not just a salad," says Samuelson. Similarly, Tad Thornton, 26, has made eating at the Lakeshore Athletic Club in Broomfield, Colo., part of his routine. After his swimming and spinning workouts, he ducks into the club's new restaurant for meals like pesto...
...painfully common, and cave-rescue teams stand by to extricate the wounded. And the prize? The cheese. The very purpose of such antics is to defy explanation. "It's a ritual, innit?" is the best any of these Olimpians can come up with, and Daeschner wisely avoids proposing any fancier theories. Instead he joins in, getting his ribs crushed while Swaying the Hood (150-a-side prehistoric rugby), denting shins at Chipping Campden and passing out in a pub toilet having tried to go whisky-for-whisky with the Burryman - who is sewn, head and body, into a suit...
...Once I get into the rhythm, that’s when I can try to be fancier because that’s when I’m relaxed,” Hendricks said...