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...barely has time to figure out a character’s twisted logic or groan at a crude one-liner before the play races off to the next non sequitur. Despite a script that at times seems more like a silly Mel Brooks slapstick farce than a clever Neil Simon fable, F.U.D.G.E.’s “Fools” thrives in the other aspects of its production. The cast is joyous and energetic, but perhaps smarter material would give them an even better chance to demonstrate their many talents. —Staff writer Ali R. Leskowitz...
...tight and wistful three-minute pop songs. Boy-girl, matchy-matchy harmonies are blissfully paired with jangling rhythms and mumbled chords.To say that POBPAH’s music is derived from Twee—that dainty, sweet style that emerged from mid-80s England, then-described by music critic Simon Reynolds as “a revolt into childhood”—would be an understatement. While the Twee sound longs for a greater, happier future, it is ever-wistful for lazy summers and bubblegum popsicles. POBPAH similarly builds upon the output of Shoegaze bands of the same...
...Simon Young, director of the Center for Comparative and Public Law at Hong Kong University, says the current laws were designed to cut down on organized crime and pimping - it's illegal for anyone except a sex worker to profit from the services rendered. But the code "is out of touch with reality," Young says. "A clearer law must flow from a policy change that recognizes the existing law hurts many innocent people...
...whether you know who they are or not. How many of us are unable to recall the rough velvet vocals of the “Life...savers...Mmmmmmmmm” jingle, or the Serengeti-style rendition of Sesame Street’s Alphabet Song? Since 1987, when Paul Simon produced the group’s first American record, “Shaka Zulu,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been our country’s ambassador for African music. On February 7, they bring their unmistakable sound to Sanders Theatre, returning for the fourth time in as many years...
...this climate, many people resent seeing billions of tax dollars leak outside the country. But if this 'buy American' clause is adopted, it will make it harder for those in Europe in arguing for markets to stay open," says Simon Tilford, chief economist at the London-based Centre for European Reform (CER) think tank. "Also, after Europe's huge expectations for Obama, there is bound to be a huge disillusion with him if the U.S. goes down this road...