Word: simone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...success of these products is perhaps less than startling, given Star Trek's cultlike status. But what has stunned Okrand and his delighted publisher, Simon & Schuster, is that folks are assiduously studying -- and speaking -- the language, though learning it is a real oy (pain). To his amazement, Okrand has been accosted by ardent students and subjected to barrages of fluent Klingon. Yampell, who once perpetrated such a barrage, was disappointed to find that the idiom's inventor responded with a blank stare. "He doesn't really speak the language, although he does pronounce it much better than I do." Despite...
...humans can take credit for inventing an entire language, and Okrand feels the weight of his responsibility. "I'm stuck," he says. "I've got this book out. I can't violate it." The question is, How to build on his own Klingon Empire? Seth Gershel, of Simon & Schuster Audio, sees a niche for Klingon motivational tapes: how to think like a warrior. Of course, he's not serious, is he? Says Gershel: "I don't know if I'm joking...
...Freeman's luminous acting of the title role, especially a final monologue in which he unsentimentally uncorks the rage that drove a minister's son to terrorism. What makes the show unique is the unearthly beauty of a capella songs by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the group highlighted on Paul Simon's Graceland album. The nine singers become a sort of Greek chorus and attain the dimensions of classical tragedy...
...revolving door between Washington and Wall Street is nothing new. Cold war mandarins, such as Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett, shuttled back to their banks between stints of public service, and more recently such former officials as Peter Peterson, William Simon and Paul Volcker have become renowned in the investment world. But all these men were financiers by trade and training. Now a fledgling but fast-growing investment group has discovered that global dealmaking these days is as much about cashing in on connections as it is about cash calculations. Rather than seeking big names with proven financial acumen...
This type of transition is typical in Brighton Beach Memoirs, a play that presents the full spectrum of family life, providing a refreshing look at situations we have all experienced. The Leverett House production successfully combines the comedy and drama of Neil Simon's play...