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...with barely-concealed hostility and escalating into histrionics and violence, hitting on issues of sex and class along the way. Tensions are not relieved by the appearance of Mike (Rory Kulz ’08), a passerby stranded by fog and a van crash, who rapidly joins in the fray. The action starts at a believable pitch and rapidly spirals into exaggeration and caricature. For the most part, this works, as it is delivered with an acid wit and cynicism that meshes nicely with the characters’ disintegration, giving the play something of a train-wreck appeal of watching...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ex’s ‘Dinner’ Is Well Worth The Invitation | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

...feet…it’s tougher to defend. It’s a dimension that’s more intangible. And [putting in O’Hagan] gave us that.”O’Hagan, for his part, was thrilled to be back in the fray.“I was itching to get into the game the whole time, since starting kickoff,” O’Hagan said. “I don’t know why I got put in there. I guess it was sort of a feel thing...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Back is Back: O’Hagan Starts Again | 10/25/2006 | See Source »

...concerned are you about terrorists taking advantage of failing states in the Pacific? That's a concern, but I don't want to exaggerate it. When governments in the Pacific deteriorate, one of the sad consequences is that policing, law enforcement and security intelligence also fray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Paul O'Sullivan | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...Arabia as well; and, of course, an al-Qaeda Bomb out of nowhere. Israel is a nuclear power already. And Turkey may just decide it had better be too. Even Japan and South Korea could eventually move toward the Bomb, if they feel the U.S. nuclear umbrella begins to fray in East Asia. What are the consequences for the U.S. and the rest of the world? Are we in an era of barely controlled proliferation, in which countless nations must at least consider the possibility of going nuclear? Or are those fears, in the wake of the North Korean test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Outlaws Get The Bomb | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...they get it on at the hospital) Dr. McSteamy enters the hospital (on second thought hold that sip and just take in the Adonis-like beauty of Eric Dane) Characters discuss “McDreamy” at a bar Chief delays going home Angsty pop music (especially The Fray) plays during a Meredith voice-over There’s a code blue in the hospital. —Jessica C. Coggins

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Screenshots: Grey's Anatomy | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

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