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...than four or five pages, and paragraphs are often only a sentence or two. The trouble is that this concise style renders his arguments insufficient. To dismiss Stanislavski’s entire body of work in seven pages without even quoting the man is more than just a stylistic gaffe??it creates a tone of self-importance and haughtiness that is a aggravating as is it unconvincing...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: David Mamet’s Overstated ‘Theatre’ | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Petersen-Sundquist campaign faced budget-hampering penalties yesterday after committing campaign infractions involving postering, e-mailing, and financial reporting.But all of this seemed commonplace compared to accusations leveled against the rival Hadfield-Goldenberg campaign earlier this week for a showier, more high-flown gaffe??baton twirling.“Somebody complained that a campaign was using a baton–a twirler’s baton–in front of the Science Center, and they were not reporting the baton as a campaign expense,” said Joshua G. Allen ’09, who chairs...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: On Home Stretch: Batons, Lights | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

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