Word: glow
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...apocalyptic rave, the title characters are not dressed in the expected and traditional 17th-century garb but in silver flare bell-bottoms, platform shoes, halter tops and body glitter thanks to the costume designing expertise of Valerie de Charette '02. While I'm sure that the scandlous sex scenes, glow sticks, extensive homoeroticism and use of the words "duh!" and "whatever" were not in Shakespeare's original blueprint, the play still manages to come off as intriguing, comical and touching due to Hostetler's expert direction...
...stage in the beautifully interpreted role of Troilus. Although occassionally distracted by the moaning sex in the background or the raving pole dancers swinging from the pseudo-club stage, Carmichael's impeccable performance ensures that Shakespeare's true sentiment was not lost in the flashing lights and glow sticks...
Today Douglas Wick, the movie's producer, can say, "Anyone with a little showman in his blood knew it could work." And now the rest of Hollywood knows too. Even before it opens, Gladiator smells like a hit. Its early glow has movie people saying "Of course!" Of course there's a magnetic pull of audiences to Roman Empire epics--stories about palace sex, political backstabbing and violent raids are as today as the Clinton Administration. Of course Ridley Scott, whose only big hit was the 1979 Alien but who directed influential films such as Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise...
Someday in the foreseeable future, the first thing that strollers out for an evening walk might see would be a sudden glow on the horizon. Then, in short order, they would feel the ground shake, hear a thunderous roar and be incinerated by an onrushing blast of superheated air. All the more reason to identify and track every single near-Earth object and prevent a nasty surprise...
...think we want to go down this path. Luckily, jury damages like this are always appealed and often drop in monetary value once out of the media limelight and once the victim feels the glow of success. Mere show or a check drawn on the tobacco companies' account, however, this settlement is a worrisome event. It's time to either give the tobacco industry a break or have the FDA regulate it as a drug. Kicking Big Tobacco when it is down is just...