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...power of the book as an intensely truthful memoir, and the selections often bring home the emotion of certain events in a fashion that is admirably heightened by the book's particular form. When the elder Naipaul dies, the first indication we get of the tragedy is Vido's frantic wire home, "He was the best man I knew stop everything I owe to him be brave my loves trust me." Vido's urgent need to connect with his family upon hearing the news comes through clearly in the wire, even as we get a sense of how sudden...
...Though clich for dance, the title Without Words is extremely appropriate. Every aspect of the piece creates an unsettling dichotomy between the movement and the other aspects of the piece. The frantic, often jarring movements directly contrasted with the calm harmony of the music, a Shubert composition for the piano and cello. Meanwhile, extremely large photographs of the dancers' movements are projected onto a large screen through which dancers enter and exit. The net result was a definite sense of silence. Visual sensory overload (the fluid movement and frequently-changing photography) combined with soothing, lullaby-esque Shubert music to underline...
...Vegas, having grown up so fast, wants to outgrow its tacky past. The new Venetian, Bellagio, Paris and Mandalay Bay hotels conjure fantasy excursions to faraway places--a gondola ride through an indoor canal ($12), say, or a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower ($8). The frantic theming and ubiquitous Wolfgang Puck eateries--which make Vegas one of the best restaurant cities in the U.S.--are artful distractions from all that money visitors lose...
...frantic February for Harvard (7-10-1, 6-6-1) starts off with a bang tonight when Cornell (7-10-1, 4-7-0) hits the ice to battle the Crimson in front of a sold-out crowd at the Bright Hockey Center...
...This March, Gerald Clarke, a former TIME senior writer and author of Capote, will weigh in with his volume Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (Random House). The book's title, from one of Garland's oft-sung standards, is ironic; Garland never could get happy, despite her frantic efforts. Clarke's 10 years of research and 500 interviews blend into a smooth, tantalizing read. After learning more about Garland's tumultuous childhood (Dad repeatedly got into trouble for pursuing teenage boys; Mom was the stage mother from hell), readers will never question why Frances Ethel Gumm grew...