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...read that jokey-sounding title correctly. That font of wisdom, American "intel," somehow gains the impression that the British prime minister, about to make an uplifting visit to the war zone, has been targeted for assassination. Therefore, a squad of American soldiers, acting on a bad tip, goes barging into the home of one Yunis Khatayer Abbas, looking for bombs, or bomb-making equipment, or anything that may incriminate him and his family in this dirty deed. All they find is a locked ammunition box that proves to contain shampoo and party decorations. What Abbas and his brothers...
...disciple who betrayed Christ goes on trial, and his character witnesses range from Sigmund Freud to Satan himself. Guirgis's Shavian fantasy is not a jokey stunt, but a bold, blasphemous examination of the notion of forgiveness. Philip Seymour Hoffman directed a riveting -- and unjustly ignored -- production for off-Broadway's Labyrinth theater, sparked by Eric Bogosian's slick turn as the Devil...
With nary a laptop in sight (though a sequencer perched front and center), the trio of third wheels began playing off each other, competing and cohering for soulful, precise versions of their most defiantly choppy material. A mid-set video projection invited the audience to surrender to jokey anagrams of the word “meditation,” emphasizing the Books’ Dada Zen aesthetic...
What's New? Witty, cartoony designs are hot this season. "It's about having a fun, jokey style," says Casey O'Farrell, manager of New York City's Blades Board and Skate. This Daewon Round 3 board from Almost ($152, including Spitfire wheels, Bones ball bearings and grip tape by Black Magic) has pronounced curves for softer jump landings. Tip: Stick to wood. Makers are trying out metal and fiber-glass boards, but experts still rely on Canadian maple...
...February, the E! Entertainment channel made headlines when it began airing nightly restagings of the Michael Jackson trial (those are the fakers above). E!'s re-enactments are serious--or at least are meant to be--but you can't turn on a talk show without seeing a jokey re-creation of one sort or another. Here's a spin around the dial. --By Carolina A. Miranda...