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...Kristine assumes the submissive role all too well. These characters are more caricatures than the souls Strindberg so desired. The play becomes increasingly farcical as it comes to its close--avoiding laughter when Jean severs the head of Miss Julie's dear parrot is nearly impossible. Kristine's manic obsession with cleanliness and church seems entirely removed from the play's intensity, embellishing her performance with unintended comic relief.But to its credit, though Strindberg's fervor transcends the actor's capabilities at the moment, the focus and preparation by cast and crew for this production are clearly evident and ought...
...liberal internationalist view of the world, the U.S. is merely one among many--a stronger country, yes, but one that has to adapt itself to the will and the needs of "the international community." That is why the Clinton Administration was almost manic in pursuit of multilateral treaties--on chemical weapons, biological weapons, nuclear testing, proliferation. No matter that they could not be enforced. Our very signing would show us to be a good international citizen...
...those who oppose genetic engineering do so with an eye to the modifications it allows. Preventing diseases is one thing, but the same procedure can also be used to prevent any condition the parents find inconvenient. Assuming such traits are controlled by genes, would it be acceptable to prevent manic depression, or even (to shy away from controversy) homosexuality? If we endorse genetic engineering, would we have to accept a world where children are made to order, with good looks, smarts and Aryan features to boot...
...early comedy, of course, rather than the cinematic flourishes that installed the Beat Takeshi myth in the public consciousness. Before the designer suits and aviator glasses there was skit comedy and Beat's manic variety show persona. Beat loves to reminisce about the absurdity of some of his earlier sketches. "We put 40 or so talents in a bus and attached it to a crane above the water," Beat says. The passengers had to answer questions. If they answered correctly, the crane lifted them up. If they answered incorrectly, they were let down a notch closer to the water...
SOURCES: Good News--N.E.J.M. (1/25/01); Circulation (1/23/01). Bad News--National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association; Diabetes Care (2/01...