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...chosen. If Byrne set out to prove he could find the artful musicality in a seemingly distasteful figure, he has succeeded. But if he was aiming for emotional impact, he might have looked to a more sympathetic subject. But until Byrne decides to make “Here Lies Mother Teresa,” “Here Lies Love” will...
...What I feel is out of date.” The six actresses started twirling around the broomsticks they were holding, spinning as they sang the somber song. “I’m afraid it is unimpressive / All I am is someone’s mother...
...production—tells the story of housewife Kate Rushton (charmingly portrayed by Annie J. Mitran ’13). Mitran plays Kate with a moving vocal performance. Shameful of the stereotypes of the housewife, Mitran says, “All I am is someone’s mother; all I am is someone’s wife.” Despite the judgment of others over her lack of a career, Mitran ends her song with pride, declaring, “What I choose to do may be dumb...
...poet manages to represent the dialogue between David and the woman he loves with similar precision: “at the party, she said, / ‘I have an English father and an American mother.../ and at some point I had to choose, so I moved back to London and became the sort of person / who says puh-son instead of purr-son.” Hass carefully details the small stories of each of the characters who appear throughout his poems. This ability to create a convincing narrative seems to be, according to Hass, important for poets. After...
...baby-boom mother of two millennials, I got a chuckle from Nancy Gibbs' Essay [March 22]. The fact that younger people are more optimistic doesn't come without a price. My husband and I pay for college expenses and cell phones and have sent the girls on trips I dreamed of as a child. And one of my daughters lives at home. If I'd had that growing up, I would be optimistic...