Word: gloom
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...gloom in Kuwait these days. Beneath the funereal skies lies a country that is recovering its spirit. Electricity and water plants are working again, and the phones are beginning to function too. In the capital the giant two-floor Sultana Supermarket is once more a cornucopia of fresh vegetables and delicacies from around the world...
...seven, has a vacant look in his eyes, and he twitches every few seconds, like someone lost beyond the edge of pain. His younger brother and sister gaze at him, then look quickly away, a fog of panic filling their eyes as they contemplate their mad brother, the gloom of the tent, their possessions reduced to a teapot, a blanket and a few ragged clothes. Omar, their father, clears his throat and volunteers, "The boy, he has been like that since the bombing. He is disturbed, I think...
...sports, the beauty about rivalry is that it can provide hope amid gloom. The worst of seasons can be salvaged with the satisfaction of that one victory over the team that everyone loves to hate...
Will these extravagant promotions resurrect the tourism trade? "Consumer fundamentals remain weak," Cammisa warns. His advice to industry professionals: "Don't fix the hotel or paint the ship for the people who are coming. They aren't going to be coming." But Cammisa's gloom may prove misguided. American Airlines booked 1 million reservations in the first week after it lowered its prices in mid-March. American Express reports that the low airfares are working so well that its travel agents are having trouble finding space on flights to Europe...
...pleasingly combined disparate elements of Sondheim's works. Solos are balanced by ensembles, slow pieces by quick ones. Some songs are utterly disheartening; in "The Miller's Son," Doctoroff earthily proclaims her intent to sample as many men as possible before she's "stuck with just one." But the gloom is immediately lifted by the hilarious "Buddy's Blues," in which Greg Schaffer complains, "you say I'm terrific, but your taste was always rotten...