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...could look upon Elvis Costello's vision as anything but limited. But few would look for a comprehensive overview in August Strindberg, either. Immature and oversensitive, Elvis dehumanizes to keep from being dehumanized; he gives us nothing less than the genesis of evil. What we have in the music of Elvis Costello is an extraordinarily detailed delineation of the twists and turns of a single tortured, adolescent mind. It's not us, but it's not that far removed; you may feel it next time you masturbate. In "High Fidelity," Elvis gives us, for once, a moral afterthought, a vicious...
Dowling said that his experience as a member of CUE, CHUL and the North House committee will give him a good overview of College government organizations. "But I'm going into this with no preconceived notions," he added...
...Dean of Carleton, Stanley says his work combines the job of the Dean of Faculty with a general administrative overview of College life. "It's almost indecent being paid for what I do," Stanley, who puts in about 15 hours a day in the office, says. "It's a great deal," he repeats. "It's almost unthinkable that anybody gets paid for doing this." What surprises him most about his job--the second-ranking position in a college of 1700 undergraduates and 150 full-time faculty members--is that "you can actually do something. The leap is extraordinary," he admits...
...experiences onto the lap of the innocent viewer. If I wanted to play doctor instead of critic, I could probably speculate about Fosse's distortion, fantasy and death-wishing. But I won't. It's the responsibility of the artist to supply his audience with some sort of coherent overview--even if it's a warped overview, even if he is creating in a desperate attempt to stave off despair or insanity. Silly thought: When Bob Fosse filmed Joe Gideon filming himself in a hospital bed, did he glance uneasily over his own shoulder...
...fundatmental weakness of the production is the script itself--it lacks plot. We get no sense of personal conflict between the two men, but rather a brief overview of their political disagreements--a topic better left th the classroom...