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...Proponents Say: A tax should be levied on cigarettes and tobacco products to provide revenue from their sale; cigarette smoke is a hazard to people who work in places where smoking is currently common and should be banned; revenue from a 1998 tobacco lawsuit should go toward health care programs and education...
...than a medieval Spanish setting. The grand set changes from scene to scene also succeed in creating a sufficiently fantastic backdrop for the lively choreography. The famous windmill from the novel appears in the second act and does not disappoint. Don Quixote’s hallucination of a smoke-enveloped Dulcinea in Act II Scene II, though haunting, is visually dark and gloomy against the otherwise cheerful performance. In the end, the sustained energy of the dancers throughout a technically challenging performance outshines any inconsistencies in plot or visual spectacle. Even if Don Quixote himself is sidelined as a character...
...literally dozens of girls. I was known as “the smoker,” and in some circles, “smokey.” Now, thanks to an old Russian man from Brookline, it’s all over, and I’ve been smoke-free for three weeks. The man’s name is Yefim Shubentsov, a.k.a. the Mad Russian. Bioenergetics is his business; saving lives is what he does. After a two-hour group hypnosis session and a minute of one-on-one face time, I walked out of his office a little...
McCormick's talent lies in rendering stark facts vividly but not melodramatically. Just as Sold's brothel, Happiness House, smells of "spices and cooking oil, perfume and cigarette smoke," her novel has several scents, some lovely, some harsh. Having had success with self-mutilation and prostitution, she's taking on a less physical anguish in her next novel. It's about a 15-year-old girl whose brother is killed in Iraq. Awards committees, take note...
...Batman Begins”), “The Prestige” appears to be a recipe for intrigue, shock, and virtuoso performances. But, for a film that revolves around the world of theatrical magic in turn-of-the-century Europe, it is, ironically, mostly smoke and mirrors...