Word: feste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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TWISTER (opens May 10). Second-unit ingenuity spurs a destructo-fest, as naughty tornados send cars crashing and rip the roofs off barns. One suspects that, as a movie monster, this killer twister may be a dud: it has no personality and can't sneak up on you. But with the heft of Steven Spielberg, Michael Crichton and Jan de Bont (Speed) behind it, Twister could suck hot air and still gross a quick $100 million...
...standing in the Malkin Athletic Center Quad with a few hundred students in the rain while enduring an interminable delay and the self-imposed humiliation of Undergraduate Council President Rob Hyman didn't make you want to leave Spring Fest, then the pedestrian performance of the Pharcyde almost certainly did. From the moment they finally ran on stage, Imani, Booty Brown, Fatlip, and Slimkid 3 sang nothing as interesting or impressive as the two Harvard-based freestyle rap groups that opened up for them...
...They seemed more interested in making money than performing well for an eager audience. If for every time they mentioned the albums they gave the crowd a couple minutes of good music, the concert would have been a highlight of the day rather than the bittersweet ending to Spring Fest...
...Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., the Louisville-based health-care company) is not exactly a secret. "What we've tried to be," says Jon Jory, the ATL's guiding light for 27 years, "is a freshet for the American repertoire." Among the 224 new plays in the fest's 20 years are two Pulitzer Prize winners, The Gin Game and Crimes of the Heart, as well as Agnes of God, Extremities and off-Broadway's current Below the Belt. And however perilous the playwright's lot, plenty of folks want to join the wake. Each year, Jory...
...Lawrence's pride and joy--All-American hopeful captain Burke Murphy--opened St. Lawrence's second period scoring fest with a blast past freshman goalie Peter Zakowich (35 saves) from just inside the blue line...