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...this setting, pointing out the rampant nature of and numbing feeling which accompanies death. The ironic tone of the play is set with Ben's commentary about what he is reading in the newspaper. During the first few minutes of the play, we see Gus trying to tie his shoe while Ben fervently peruses the paper. Every so often Ben will throw the paper down in disgust, sigh, moan or scream and pick it up and continue reading. After the third or fourth angry outburst like this, Gus asks Ben what he's reading about. He goes on to tell...
...keep whatever they like, as long as they declare it. Last year, according to recently released disclosure forms, the Clintons chose to hang on to picture frames from Tom Hanks (value: $530); silk neckties from Donna Karan ($255); and sneakers with CLINTON printed on the tongues, from an Arkansas shoe manufacturer ($525). The faux- Magritte-ish painting (detail left) Stewardship by Greg Mort ($1,200) was a gift of the artist and his wife that was presented to the Clintons by their real friends Tom and Cynthia Schneider after the President saw it at their Maryland home...
...will be a major concern for the U.C.--It will be difficult to fill his shoe," he said...
...opposed to university money being spent upon art--I think an enormous bronze clipper ship or the statue or hand-lasted shoe to commemorate New England's economic contributions to America would go a long ways toward livening up the Yard--but I question whether Christo's desire to "re-envision" everyday structure by enfolding them in sensuously undulating fabric is truly appropriate to an institution devoted precisely to propping up our nation's "everyday structures...
...Carnegie report has no shortage of recommendations -- from improved prenatal instruction for expectant mothers to four-month paid parental leave for all employees -- and Dr. David Hamburg, the foundation's president, says he intends to be a "pebble in the national shoe" until something gets done...