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...audience experiences a primal drive to follow the plot along. He uses this metaphor to account for the suspension of disbelief: “We suspend the rational process of intellectualization, which is to say, of the comparison of phenomenon to idea, which is a process too slow for the hunt.” The connection he draws between the theater and the primal rings true, even if the analogy he uses to explicate his point is a bit overwrought...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: David Mamet’s Overstated ‘Theatre’ | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Finally, close your eyes, go slow, and remember to breathe...

Author: By Sophie T. Bearman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Chance to Lock Lips and French Kiss Near Harvard Square | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...while cracking jokes, their romance seems to be the least important element in the film. So when the two do go through the motions of couples in other romantic comedies—including moments of communication breakdown, self-awareness, and atonement—they feels out of place and slow the movie down considerably...

Author: By Lauren B. Paul, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Date Night | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...computer to add a movie to my Netflix queue and find out if Switzerland uses the euro, I didn't miss it. Sure, it's a little boring to drive without texting, but I got to focus on driving really fast. And the day felt longer, with that slow, easy laziness you get only on vacation or Vicodin. (See 25 websites you can't live without...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Trouble with Going Off the Grid | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

After the game, Walsh revealed that Suter pulled his triceps on the previous play while diving to field a slow grounder that went for an infield single. Suter managed to finish the inning, leaving the game with eight strikeouts and just two runs allowed...

Author: By E. Benjamin Samuels, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Columbia Piles on Runs in Dominant Showing at O’Donnell Field | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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