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Brevity is another key factor to Mamet’s writing—chapters are rarely longer than four or five pages, and paragraphs are often only a sentence or two. The trouble is that this concise style renders his arguments insufficient. To dismiss Stanislavski’s entire body of work in seven pages without even quoting the man is more than just a stylistic gaffe—it creates a tone of self-importance and haughtiness that is a aggravating as is it unconvincing...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: David Mamet’s Overstated ‘Theatre’ | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Congratulations” does not diverge from many of the album tracks on “Oracular Spectacular.” The 1970s prog rock and ambient music that inspired “Weekend Wars” and “The Handshake” are the key touchstones on this record. Heck, “Congratulations” even has a track called “Brian Eno”—one of the album’s more straightforward cuts, avoiding the numerous shifts in style that define most of the tracks. “Brian...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MGMT | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...ahead of almost every batter she faced in her no-hitter against Columbia, which is really key for her to be able to put the batters away,” Roberts added. “Her rise ball was really on, and neither Penn nor Columbia’s batters could even come close to it…It was the best I’ve seen from her in a long time...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Brown's Dominance On Display Again | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...think we did a better job of executing in February,” Green said. “Princeton took it up a notch [this time], and at the key moments, they executed better. We believe and we know the season is not over until it’s over. We’re going to do all we can to come in second or tie them...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Tennis Splits with Best, Worst Ivy Squads | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...determination to expand the size of government in a "radical" manner. They also repeatedly accused the President, often in apocalyptic terms, of jeopardizing the nation's security by coddling America's enemies and alienating its allies. But the few references to the court vacancy from the rostrum were low-key and incidental.(See pictures of Justice John Paul Stevens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the GOP Isn't Spoiling for a Supreme Court Fight | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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