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...brimming with aw-shucks charm, Paulson had been moderately wealthy for several years before his half-billion-dollar windfall. Now he complains that "going public was probably the worst thing that happened to me. My private life became my public life. It's like living in a fishbowl." Paulson is building a 10,000-sq.-ft. replica of an antebellum mansion near Savannah that has 2,000 sq. ft. of porches, two man-made lakes, a nine-hole golf course, a tennis court, a boat dock and a landing pad for his five-passenger Bell JetRanger III helicopter...
OTHER THAN THE superb costuming, the show's production lacks polish. Despite some clever staging, the crew is fairly creative, but ultimately not able to overcome the limitations of the Currier Fishbowl to create the make-believe world musicals require. The choreography is well-conceived, but occasionally stumbles on the hesitancy of the cast...
...sharp contrast to the closed-door management style of his predecessor, Burford, Ruckelshaus announced that he would operate the EPA in a "fishbowl." He has done so, right down to making public his daily appointment book. Known for his integrity (he resigned as Nixon's Deputy Attorney General in 1973 rather than fire the Watergate special prosecutor), Ruckelshaus, 51, is a veteran of Government hotspots, including a stint as acting director of the FBI in 1973. Easygoing and open, he consults widely within the agency before making decisions, walking through the departments and sharing brown-bag lunches with lower...
Part of the appeal of the computer networks is voyeuristic: like party lines in the early days of telephones, they permit strangers to listen in on personal conversations. Although some may find the fishbowl atmosphere intimidating, others, like Sir Weej, are exhilarated to discover an audience that will respond to their thoughts. "I sense fertile ground here," he says. "I have not felt so connected and vital in a long time...
...make Intercession for us" is as mercifully timely as ever. A Week of Music Back Society Orchestra: Sanders Theatre Saturday 12/11, 8:30 (Chamber Music 8:00) Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra: Sanders Theater Sunday 12/12, 7.30 Collegium Musicuum: Judas Maccabeus Sanders Theater Sunday 12/12, 7:30 Currier Singers: Currier Fishbowl Sunday 12/12, 8:00 Harvard Glee Club-Radcliffe Choral Society Sanders Theater Monday 12/13, 8:15 University Choir: Memorial Church Monday 12/13, 8:30 "Lessons and Carols" Tuesday 13/14, 2:30, 8:30 Messiah Sing-In Dunster Dining Hall Wednesday 12/15, 8:00 Spectrum Singers Paine Hall Sunday 12/19...