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...humans that abounded in the first season, “Grey’s Anatomy” squirms under the weight of its own emptiness—there is no tension or catharsis, only an incestuous roulette game of who’s zoomin’ who.Relationships in Seattle Grace Hospital are made and broken with nothing more than a glance, a whisper, or a touch (making out in the stairwell and spontaneous infidelity are very popular). Even the show’s one steady relationship—between a careerist intern and a famous cardiothoracic surgeon?...
...Ladies of Grace Adieu” by Susanna Clarke...
...Gurr's abiding gift to readers lies in his largeness of spirit. It's born of decency and courage in laying his soul bare. The cumulative effect is a gritty grace: depth of character, tenderness and the masculinity that you find in the muscular work of novelists such as Philip Roth or Richard Ford. In form and heart, with its floating chronology and candor, Gurr's memoir springs from a sensibility close to that of the late Arthur Miller in his masterly Timebends. In it, he's telling two stories. There's the public history of shared experience, a critique...
...object to your using an elephant's backside to illustrate the Republican Party's fall from grace. It was insulting to elephants, which are intelligent, sensitive and compassionate creatures. A better symbol for the G.O.P. might be the hyena. Opportunistic, hunting alone or in packs, it is ruthless and cunning. I'm confident that this proposed G.O.P. mascot could not possibly offend anyone except, perhaps, hyenas...
...ballet is obvious, and his dancers attack every movement with enthusiasm and wit. The choreography, as a whole, is technically challenging and often belies the cheery, lighthearted texture of the ballet. In the Oct. 20 evening performance, Larissa Ponomarenko’s performance as Kitri was both spirited and graceful. She is flawless in her technique, particularly her controlled and sustained extension. Ponomarenko triumphed in Act III at the end of an exhausting performance with a series of fouette turns, executed with tireless accuracy.Though Nelson Madrigal’s Basilio is animated and energetic, and the two complement each other...