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Talk about biting the hand that feeds you: On Thursday, the scion of the Ford Motor Company made the startling admission that sport utility vehicles could pose a serious risk other motorists and (gasp!) the environment. No one was surprised by the facts themselves, mind you, but the source of the admission caught some industry analysts and environmentalists off guard. Ford, which has based its spectacular recovery and a hefty proportion of its profits on a hugely successful sport utility vehicle line, seemed to be shooting itself in the accelerator foot by pointing an unequivocally accusatory finger...
...this week. Groove, the Sundance hit about a San Francisco rave, opens next week in Boston and this weekend check out the production of Troilus and Cressida in the Ex which reimagines Shakespeare's classic as a glittery, high voltage dance party. I hear there's cage dancers and - gasp! - nudity... When did Buffy get so slutty? Sarah Michelle Gellar appears again in very little clothing on Rolling Stone and the cover really looks exactly like the last one. We don't look to Rolling Stone for originality, but we'd at least appreciate an effort... I've heard from...
...sandwiched between long scenes with little discernible plot; the rare consistencies emerged as Harvardian clich, developed into tired and predictable gags, and ultimately became an annoyance. Yes, dining hall food leaves something to be desired, the social scene is less than stellar, and the Hasty Pudding Club is-gasp-exclusive. While all valid points, we don't require a three-hour musical to tell us what we already knew by the end of orientation...
...fourth inning run production was Harvard's only sustained attack in the game and would prove to be its last offensive gasp. The Crimson only had one hit for the final five innings...
...morphs into a smooth Nat King Cole and--wow!--Natalie Cole, then into a boozy but bang-on Dean Martin. He can be Bill Clinton one minute, Ricky Martin the next, and by the time Sammy Davis Jr. shows up onstage, the crowd is so enthralled that they gasp involuntarily. The man behind all these faces is Danny Gans, the hottest entertainer in Las Vegas. He sings, he dances, he does impressions, he tells stories, and, at 39, he has managed to appeal to the MTV-weaned young crowd and Don Rickles fans alike. "I tell people...