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First, the Nieman Foundation did not "honor" or "pay tribute" to Kissinger by making him one of the 43 speakers at our triennial Convocation (alumni reunion). In fact, we had him solo at the Saturday dinner precisely because he was probably the most controversial of our speakers, and it seemed that the ratio of one Kissinger to 200-plus press people might give the press a fighting chance in combat with one of their long-time adversaries. Actually, we "honor" nobody by asking them to talk to Niemans; we merely bet that they may have interesting things...
MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION...
Calling Jane's Addiction a bastion of integrity makes them sound like an American motor vehicle company, but the sentiment rings true, from the smallest details to the big shebang. Part of a tour scrupulously dubbed a "relapse" and not a reunion proper--Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea fills in ably for original guitarist Eric Avery--the band overcame the dead-end venue of the Gosman Center at Brandeis to produce frankly beautiful wide-open soundscapes charged through with Perry's idiosyncratic timbres...
...family initially delights in its reunion, but sibling revelry quickly degenerates into sibling rivalry. Even remembrances of Enda, fueled by the discovery of his autobiographical video-tapes, assume a nasty edge. His emotional distance from his offspring and his long-ago affair still haunt his family. Catherine secretly informs the guests at Enda's funeral that the family would prefer privacy to the customary stream of visitors and after the funeral the tense family, waiting for mourners who've gone pubbing with Godot, is left alone with its festering resentments...
...Association this year for "enriching Boston...with provocative productions of contemporary Irish and Celtic works." Their production of Red Roses and Petrol, although not perfect, quietly continues this tradition of excellence. Life goes on for Enda's family members as he watches from his videotapes; their angry, funny, bittersweet reunion will strike a chord of recognition in the heart of anyone who has ever attended a family gathering...