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...most humorous of the plays, despite the subject matter—as well as the most familiar to those who have read or seen “Waiting For Godot”—and both actors played up the physical-comedy aspect, providing some welcome comic relief, even if, at times, it seemed a little incongruous with the overall tone. The feeling of isolation was brought to an even greater level in “Footfalls,” as May (Lloyd-Bollard) paced up and down the stage in the glare of two horizontal spotlights which served...
...trying to stop the big drug traffickers. A Western counternarcotics specialist based in Kabul says he expects to see high-profile arrests in the coming months, in what will be the opening salvo against the drug trade's "command and control." Helmand's beleaguered police will get some relief when approximately 3,300 British troops take over for the much smaller U.S. contingent in Lashkar Gah. The reinforcements can't arrive soon enough. After the fighting on the way to Sangin subsided, about 50 policemen took up posts above a road south of town--the spot from which they were...
...Umatilla tribe in Washington reinterred 240 remains in a massive burial accompanied by traditional ceremonies and moving words from tribal elders. "It was hard to describe," says Audie Huber, a Native American--though not an Umatilla--who has monitored the Kennewick case for several tribes. "The sense of relief was palpable...
...wonders if her husband will send her flowers (on no special occasion), shoos the children next door to play at the neighbor's house for a change, paints her face for her husband's return before she wrestles with dinner. Spotted through her day are blessed moments of relief or dark thoughts of escape...
...history, it’s an important moment.” John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences Jason Kaufman, who teaches Sociology 153: “Media and the American Mind,” sees the trend towards pop culture inclusions on syllabi as both a relief and a duty.“Just because we’re Harvard professors doesn’t mean we don’t like shitty movies and TV,” he says. “It’s intellectually and academically irresponsible to ignore them...