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...really barbarians underneath. The unsavory revelations that emerge during the play's one long scene (e.g., one dad secretly got rid of his kid's pet hamster by turning it loose on the street) are mere contrivances played simply for laughs; I get more insights into parenting (not to mention more amusement) from a typical episode of Two and a Half Men. What makes the play tolerable are the four good, and very different, actors - Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels and James (Tony Soprano) Gandolfini - who at least have some juicy, if stereotypical, characters to sink their teeth...
...Though it would have been a good time to do so, the letter, the first real direct communication (other than quarterly account statements) we ever received from Chais, did not mention Madoff but just that "the relevant brokers" had been notified, as if there were others besides Madoff - which there were not, as we all learned six months later. It certainly didn't mention that Chais was just pretending to be the great Wizard of Wall Street. He did, however, make it clear that anyone was "free to withdraw part or all of their money" at quarterly withdrawal dates, which...
...surprised that among the 10 ideas cited, there was no mention of the one that has most captivated the younger generation: the belief that we can all make a difference. Revitalizing suburbs and building biobanks are great ideas, but none will be executed if our future leaders don't believe these projects will benefit anyone. Rick Say, WEST CHESTER...
...formal plan included shuttles between Lev and the Hub, an ultra-elegant food spread, and, of course, a jaw-dropping view of the Boston skyline. The catch? The Hub formal ticket price was set to cost $30, twice as much as an in-house formal. Not to mention, there would be no open bar…yikes...
...Spring” is a deeply frustrating book. It works so well in theory: an allegorical representation of Franco’s Spain, a kind of literary “Pan’s Labyrinth,” complete with maniacal teenaged stepmothers and vicious town rituals, not to mention the dimension created by the book’s publishing history. But coming out of such an intriguing background, this is a thin novel in every sense of the word...