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...show the pocketbooks how splendidly Harvard is caring for their children. And since the food is so good, I don’t really mind the not-so-subtle attempt to pull wool over the eyes of gullible junior parents. But this marks the extent of my tolerance for spin, and the College should realize it marks the extent of its practicality as well...
...pathetic husband, tottering clumsily and bashfully around on the stage. He has not simply reenacted John C. Reilly’s version of the character from the 2003 Rob Marshall film adaptation of “Chicago”—instead, Glaser puts his own spin on his character, playing Amos with an almost childish eagerness and gullibility...
KHALILZAD DIDN'T PLAN TO BE there. He became ambassador to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and built a close friendship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, helping negotiate deals with ethnic and sectarian groups so numerous it would make an Iraqi's head spin. "Zal had definitively been promised that if he agreed to go to Kabul, he would be given a more relaxed and family-friendly assignment thereafter," says Benard. But last June, with the U.S. struggling to contain the insurgency in Iraq, President Bush sent Khalilzad to Baghdad. It made sense: Khalilzad...
...Despite contractual obligations, Hanley, Taylor, and the show’s four choreographers have found numerous ways to innovate and revitalize the well-known show. Camaglia explained that during the casting process, the staff specifically looked for performers who could “put a new spin on” the characters through choices in interpretation. Additionally, the set will be a far cry from the opulent stage sets of the movie version. Stage Manager Tara L. Moross ’09 describes the set as minimalist, accompanied by simple yet effective lighting effects like silhouetting characters behind screens...
...Herbie Fully Loaded” and the Katie Holmes flop “First Daughter.” At least he’s making an effort to restore his career to the prominence of his Tim Burton days, and rise from the ashes of Disney spin-offs and chick-flicks...