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...quite surprising that the rest of the characters come off so flaccidly, considering the many stars who turned out for “The Wild.” Benny the squirrel (Jim Belushi) barely left a dent in my memory, which really surprises me considering his genius turn as Simon the Monster Hunter in the Nickelodeon series “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters...
...Simon J. Williams ’09 also proves himself a strong new talent to watch as Mr. Mosquet; he has a fine comic touch as a beleaguered pharmacist with a grudge against Parpalaid who eventually becomes Dr. Knock’s first disciple. Laurel T. Holland ’06 performs also well as the “Lady in Violet,” an ingenuous rich actress who is easily convinced of her need for Dr. Knock’s restorative talents. She brings a delightful flippancy and self-awareness to her role...
...other panel, about the biological nature of homosexuality, began with a presentation by Simon LeVay, a prominent neuroanatomist who authored the famous 1991 study demonstrating that heterosexuals and homosexuals have different brain structures. He presented similar research results at the panel, showing genetic differences between straight...
...television, it already has. American Idol, beneath the contestants' naked ambition and buckets of flop-sweat, and Simon Snide's eviscerating bitchiness, is reacquainting the country with its glorious musical past. One week, everyone must sing a Cole Porter tune; the next, '50s rock 'n roll is the genre. All right, the performers don't take their vocalizing cues from the swingin' precision of Ella Fitzgerald, the hiccupping innocence and intensity of Buddy Holly. Instead, they sound indentured to the wildly mannerist melodramatics of Mariah Carey and Michael Bolton. ("Just sing the damned song," my friend George Grizzard has been...
...brag about how tough they’ve been on the illegals, I sincerely hope they think harder about the thousands of young people marching in the streets, trying to protect their mothers and fathers. That might not be a revolution, but it is a start. Samuel M. Simon ’06 is a social studies concentrator in Eliot House. His column appears on alternate Thursdays...