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...minutes, the audience seated in chairs designed by a Bauhaus sadist?costs the playgoer 230 a minute. A full day with the Nicklebys costs about 200 a minute. And for each pair of dimes you get another generous, nourishing slice of instant cultural history. Most Broadway shows offer a pleasant enough diversion between sunset and bed; Nickleby will become part of your organism, cast a glow for years to come. So sell the Atari, skip a mortgage payment, pawn the children...
...predominantly ugly metropolis. Although a few handsome towers dot the skyline, most of the buildings that line the streets are old, undistinguished and grime-encrusted. A guide termed Johannesburg "a city with no soul," and it's hard to argue with him. There are several theaters, and pleasant restaurants where a good dinner costs less than ten dollars abound; but other than that the city has little to offer. And it is one of the world's most dangerous cities. Visitors are instructed not to walk anywhere at night, and to exercise great caution during the day, especially on weekends...
...this comedy according to the truest Elizabethan standards of the form. All the elements are there, and in their proper places: a young protagonist, who starts out naive and ends up worldly; a humourously complicated love-at-first-sight affair, complete with bawdy slapstick; a "unifying theme" (quite a pleasant surprise for comedies of late); and, of course, the happy ending where everyone gets married...
...through the line, smiling self-assuredly as I watched train after train leave the loading point and inch its way up the first rise. I laughed nonchalantly as I buckled my seatbelt and pulled the safety bar toward my lap. I thanked the attendant when she wished me a pleasant ride...
...Houses can be significantly repaired, the University has taken at least one intelligent step towards making the Houses more sensible users of energy. By installing heating controls in each room, as Harvard is doing, the University will not only lower its energy costs, but make students' rooms more pleasant places to live. Students will accept and even encourage common sense ideas like this one, and Harvard should look for more like it. The implementation of this sound new plan for the Houses would be a good first step...