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...HOLE Celebrity Skin (DGC) Much has been made of bandleader/provocateur Courtney Love's musical makeover. Her group's previous albums were raw and ragged, but this latest release is shiny and sometimes slick. Still, bleached hair has dark roots: beneath the polite production, this CD boasts galvanizing moments of rude, undeniable beauty...
...reader remembered that "TIME once described a TV character from the '70s as 'a human oil slick.' Who was that character?" The Fonz? Vinnie Barbarino? Nope. The slickster was J.R. Ewing of Dallas, as depicted in a 1980 cover story. Another recalled a photograph in TIME of two Peruvian surgeons, Drs. Francisco Grana Reyes and Esteban Rocca. "The content of the story," said the reader, "was about a modern-day brain operation using ancient tools from the Mayans." Did we run that? Yes, indeed...
Wait Until Dark is a slick piece of entertainment--and thankfully, the director and actors recognize this. Instead of slowing the pace down to concentrate on character interpretation or individual relationships, the production instead moves with the full intention of involving and scaring the audience with a truly terrifying story. And they succeed--once the lights go out and the black darkness settles, we're all blind...
...first number, "Sweet Dreams" danced to the familiar song by The Eurythmics, the dancers entered the stage alongside vocalist Maggie Hulce '01. Dressed in the shiniest sequins this side of Vegas, Hulce, with her velvety voice and slick choreography, single handedly gave this number glitz and kitsch, and somehow she got away with...
...wish we all could have. Eddy J. Dominguez Radical revolutionary bashes council and calls for major structural reform. On the right track, but this isn't lran. T. Christopher King Passionately promises building healthier community at Harvard. But like the hair, he just seems a little too slick. Henry C. Quillen Rhetorical style not quite as interesting as the "Scream" costume, but we applaud the late display of Halloween spirit. Michelle Robinson Makes us listen to the sounds of silence in a strange three-word opening. Stunt to appear different impresses no one. Noah Z. Seton Deflects accusations of excessive...