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...agame of tennis. The Prince falls in lovewith her beautiful spirit, and so beginsthe rest of her life.Japan has the world’s oldest hereditarymonarchy, and Haruko’s life ischoked with thousands of years’ worthof accrued ceremony: the 15 kilogramsof traditional clothing Haruko wears onher wedding day, the seven-day namingprocess for her first son. The monotonyand constriction of it push Haruko intoa nervous breakdown, forcing her toleave the royal palace to convalesce at herchildhood home.At this point, convention tells us, sheshould recover from her mental anguishand find the strength to carve out a placefor...
...terrific album. More varied andsubstantial then Jagged Little Pill (SFIJhas 17 tracks), this new collection proves thatAlanis is indeed different from the rest--she isperfectly willing to take risks even at theexpense of alienating some of her audience. Thoughthe melodies might not be as catchy as those onher debut album, the new songs give us a sense ofhow much Alanis has grown in four long years. Herlyrics have matured, her voice has stunning newtextures, and she brazenly experiments with newstyles...
...madcap opening (in which Stuart races tofinish her application to Harvard the morning it'sdue) purports it to be. This opening also showshow her humor is mixed in with bittersweetrecollections of a life among unfounded arroganceand neurotic quirkiness: the problem Stuart facesin writing her essay--of defining herself based onher own merits and the merits of her first cousin(once removed) Robert Lowell-soon becomes thecentral focus of the book. The book is Stuart'sattempt to make some sort of order out of herchildhood among countless generations of twoprominent Boston Brahmin families, and to have ahell...
...script and Stern's production. Phoebe Jonas reveals the humor, wit, and confusion of Shelly with depth and aplomb. Jack Willis' Tilden is a little too Gumpish, but it nonetheless perfectly frightening and funny. It's hard to decide whether or not it's Georgine Hall's costumes onher acting that make her so interesting to look at. Charles Levin, who also played Pa Ubu and Stephano this past year, reprises his role as an hysterical, loud, bumbling idiot (what range...
Neither of her parents graduated from highschool, Her mother sells auto parts, and AuntBecky Barnes still puts in a 12-hour factory shifteach night. Carter first sensed that she was onher way to a university when she was accepted toUnited World College in New Mexico after herjunior year of high school. The world collegeallowed her to escape Burlington, an industrialtown on the Mississippi. "I was desperate," Cartersays. "I wanted out of lowa...