Word: fates
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...Fate of the Artist by Eddie Campbell, of From Hell fame, continues the author's recent interest in alternate forms of autobiography (see Alec: How to Be an Artist.) A bold, Pirandellian book, Fate is structured like a detective story, but the missing character is the author himself. Fusing text, traditional comic pages, gag strips, and photos, the book's form reflects its fractured content as it swings from detective pastiche to domestic anecdotes to meditations on the role of art. Through it all, Campbell maintains a sharp eye, strong wit and stimulating intelligence. Though not entirely coherent, Campbell...
...angry, vocal and organized. They say they need animal insulin to maintain their health, and if it is no longer available in the U.S., their only option will be to get it abroad. But most insurance doesn't cover that, so those without resources would be abandoned to their fate. "I've got a few bottles left," says Joi Shaivitz, 47, an environmental re-searcher from Owings Mills, Md., who suffers from Type 1 diabetes. "If I don't get a new supply, I'm going...
...Jason M. Lazarcheck ’08, which played at the Ex from April 27 to 29, is the story of a king brought down by his own poor decisions and inattention to important affairs of state. For all his flowery speeches bemoaning his fate and defending the divine right of kings, he comes across as more whiny than righteously aggrieved: cheer up, emo king. Director Adam G. Zalisk ’07, working from an adaptation by Jeremy R. Funke ’04, solved this dilemma by refusing to play it straight, undercutting many of the most dramatic...
...first session ended with an ambitious proposal: to forge a lasting peace with the Maoist rebels who have been fighting a decade-long insurgency against the government, and to establish a new constituent assembly tasked with rewriting the constitution, which could eventually allow the people to decide the fate of the unpopular King. Many observers worry that the Maoists, who announced a three-month ceasefire last week, will never settle for anything less than a pure republic. But with the rebels operating across large parts of Nepal, the new government may have no choice but to cooperate. "The fact that...
...just didn’t execute.”After an Indiana ejection with under two minutes left, Harvard called a timeout but failed to get off a good shot. It got the ball back with around forty seconds left but turned the ball over, sealing its fate.“We wanted to run one of our plays,” Farrar said. “We had some trouble handling the ball and coughed it up. So we kind of squandered our last meaningful chance to score.”The Crimson scored the first three goals...