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...pair of Miss Prism (Ruth Markind) and Chasuble (Robert Astyk) seem less intent to explore their capacity to amuse, so their characterizations remain more conventional and far less boldly interpreted, though not to the point that they detract from the overall style of the ensemble effort. We almost welcome the benign and believable sense of normalcy they add in counterpoint to the wild posturing that takes place in nearly every other nook and cranny of the stage area, as designed by Kevin Lair. Lair's ambitious but simple set adds an attractive visual component to the plot. The play itself...

Author: By Michelle Kung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Somerville's Wilde Life | 4/14/2000 | See Source »

...GRIP For Luddites who still write with pens, A.T. Cross has developed a high-tech item to make the job more pleasant. Twist a dial on its Morph pen ($50), and the device changes from its initial cylindrical shape into a flexible triangular prism, giving you a better grip and providing soft, flat surfaces for your thumb, index and middle fingers. The rubbery material has a pleasant, almost sensual feel, and the sleek design--available in eight colors, including copper, gold and green--makes a style statement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Mar. 6, 2000 | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

...earnest in character, not to mention Ernest by law and sacrament. Britanni Sonnenburg is a light breeze on stage as a mischievous, innocent Cecily. Ahana Kalappa contrasts nicely as the precocious, urbane Gwendolyn, whose malapropisms are enough to throw a dictionary at. Kathryn Powell as Miss Prism, Cecily's spinster governess, and Stian Westlake as Dr. Chasuble, the parish clergyman, give grounded performances. Cary McClelland makes for a delightfully indignant, buxom Lady Bracknell, whose voice breaks just a little too much, presumably for the sake of emphasis. But it is the director Fred Hood in his cameos...

Author: By Angma D. Jhala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Importance of Seeing Earnest | 1/14/2000 | See Source »

...homeless nationwide, the story is another example of how a small urban event - in this case, the alleged assault with a brick by intermittently homeless man Paris Drake that sent a young woman to the hospital - can become of national interest when seen through the Giuliani-Hillary prism. Homelessness becomes hot, a chance for the two candidates to flaunt their party stripes. On one side the Republican mayor vows to protect society from the "violent crazies" (as a Daily News headline called them) walking the streets, while across the aisle the Democratic First Lady scores points with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Homeless Became Important Once Again | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

...LIGHT Video cameras with three prisms produce noticeably better colors than those with only a single prism--but they'll cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1999 Technology Buyer's Guide: A Revolution in Resolution | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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