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Until now, though, only a handful of Middleton's plays have been in print at any one time; English teachers could slip one into a course on Shakespeare's contemporaries, and theaters could dust a few of them off every couple of years, but nothing more. Taylor was convinced that the only way to get Middleton his groove back was to collect everything he ever wrote in one book, giving people the choice they never had before. He was so convinced that, along with co-editor John Lavagnino and 73 other contributors - who helped edit the texts and wrote critical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Middleton: For Adults Only | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

...finisher, landing him in the same place he finished the tournament last year. “I’m a little disappointed,” Kovacs said. “I made some mistakes on Saturday that were unforced errors.” These slip-ups included prematurely beginning a race, which caused Kovacs to have to restart. They also left him needing decisive victories on Sunday to overcome his opponents, which Kovacs was unable to do. “[I was] a little bit slower than the top two boats,” Kovacs said of his performance...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Cruises to Victory at Michael Horn | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

...that’s when I realized the huge mistake I made when coming to Harvard and feeling the need to blush when I let slip a “y’all.” The truth is everybody here has their particular vocal quirks, from the snobby internationals to native Fargo-dwellers, and we should embrace them all. Our voices are part of what make...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins | Title: Don’t Mess with Texas | 11/5/2007 | See Source »

...clobber alone demands a double take. In blue sports coat and strides, white slip-ons sans socks, and with a splash of bling around his tanned neck, he looks less like Australia's third longest-serving Prime Minister than a 1970s bookie. Then again, with his lean frame and flowing mane, Bob Hawke also looks terrific for a bloke who'll turn 78 a fortnight after the Nov. 24 election. Rich nowadays and in want of nothing material, what he'd like most for his birthday is a change of government. On this warm weekday afternoon, at a mall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Feel for His Audience | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...almost every participant took a shot at Clinton--who has a significant lead in most polls--the semi-coordinated attacks of John Edwards and Barack Obama did the most damage. Obama left many of the hard knocks to his rival from North Carolina and then took the openings to slip in his own message...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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