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...first five minutes of Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty has more real, squirm-inducing human behavior on display than in all the sitcom Sturm und Drang of God of Carnage. We're plunged into the middle of a screaming fight between Greg and Steph, 20-somethings who have been living together for four years. She is furious over a disparaging comment (repeated to her by a girlfriend) he apparently made about her looks. LaBute's sharp dialogue avoids zingers but captures the way people really act when they are hurt and angry: irrational, inarticulate, unconsciously (and often consciously...
...match within the first few minutes. Harvard responded with a vengeance, scoring the next three, and after fifteen minutes of action, the Crimson led the Cavaliers, 3-1. Soon after, UVA broke through the Harvard defense to bring the game within a goal. The Crimson continued to fight, winning a draw control and putting direct pressure on the Cavalier defense. After a series of passes, UVA intercepted the ball and sped down the field for an immediate counter and goal to tie the match. Following the goal, the Cavaliers scored five more times to establish a seven-goal...
...celebration of International Pillow Fight Day, Boston decided to go all out for a city-wide pillow fight in Christopher Columbus Park in the North End this afternoon. Hundreds of children, students, adults, and even a few intrepid senior citizens braved the windy weather for this all-out feathery showdown...
...course, a pillow fight with strangers would be nothing without even stranger outfits. People showed up in everything from matching Sharpie-d out t-shirts to giraffe headdresses, shamu hats to wrestling masks. Costume winners for the day? These onesie wonders...
...state where gay marriage would be made legal by lawmakers, rather than the courts - a significant milestone. The Vermont House passed a law allowing gay marriage on Friday, and the Senate is expected to follow suit on Monday. Gov. Jim Douglas has promised to veto it, but an override fight will quickly follow, probably by next week...