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...elitism in them. But if they’re as high-falutin’ as you say they are, let’s lock them in an auditorium and force them to watch Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests over and over for a week. After an ordeal like that, they’ll stagger out and happily kiss The Rock’s feet...
...dancing. This was not a well-chosen work as the finale, for it made me wish that the dancers stick to their own craft and not try to impersonate a band with drums and the works. The text read aloud to the discordant music did not ease the ordeal, and the whole experience overshadowed any quality dancing also featured in the piece...
...brutality of the game and enjoy the antics. I was as caught up in the moment as Jonathon, which makes his subsequent fear all the more palpable. And then Cavini’s game made sense: the tonal shifts follow Trevanny’s point of view of his ordeal...
Most important, however, the UM must communicate better with Cambridge’s varied religious organizations. Throughout this whole sordid ordeal, Father Woodruff has cited lack of communication as the UM’s most grievous offense. If the ACOI had been clearly denied admission to the UM, then Woodruff could have taken steps to fix his church’s application. The United Ministries’ mission is to “honor the religious freedom, human dignity, conscience, personal spiritual welfare and the religious tradition of every person to whom they minister.” We eagerly await...
...camels are sacred and men wash their faces with sand. It couldn't have been more alien if he had been captured by Klingons, but Riley manages to form a kind of friendship with one of his captors, a charismatic merchant named Sidi Hamet who helps him survive the ordeal...