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...Rittinger) and C (Lara Krepps). Their boss (Kevin LaVelle) instructs them through an intercom, and they write him speeches for all occassions—flirtation, commisseration, and an inexplicable situation in which he stands on an ornate chair to address some sort of audience. The scenario’s setup is delightfully bizzaire and enigmatic, but the implementation—a bunch of people stand around trying to think of things to write, occasionally interrupted by a disembodied voice-—is somewhat of a letdown...
Faculty such as Asani who have served as first-year advisers generally sing the praises of the setup...
...painting, and Patient Griselda (Sarah E. Curtis ’05), the obedient wife from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The women not so much share their stories over the dinner table as try to one-up each other with their experiences. Although the setup for the scene was promising, this act waned compared to the others. With so many characters competing for prominence, it was at times a head-splitting experience to grasp the importance of each, especially when combined with the distractedly noisy entrances and exits of the waitress (Alex...
Though Latter Days plays to art house audiences, its form is deeply conventional, almost doggedly so. But for its gay and Mormon trappings, it could take its place alongside mainstream romantic comedies, from its setup (pretty boy bets he can seduce the saintly Mormon) to its lesson of love-as-redemption...
...Chief Executive is chosen by an 800-member electoral college that is overwhelmingly pro-Beijing, and 60% of the Legislative Council, or Legco, the territory's law-making body, is appointed or elected from business and social groups that strongly favor the status quo. The Basic Law says that setup can be changed "if there is a need...