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...dark suits—Goldberg and McCann—disrupts the established tedium. They inspire Meg to throw a birthday party for Stanley which ends in violence and mayhem, but ultimately results in a return to small-town ennui.This extremely well-cast group of actors successfully captures the contemplative spirit of the play. The disillusioned Stanley is the fulcrum of “The Birthday Party,” played to perfection by Timothy J. Lambert ’11. Through tense body language and agitated growls, Lambert portrays Stanley’s constant state of displeasure and distress. During...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Party' Explores Existentialism | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...spirit of defiance not unfamiliar in Jenin, however, the indominable orchestra conductor is fighting back. Younis is demanding that President Abbas lift the ban on her teaching music in Jenin. "This is the only music center in all the West Bank, and what have the Palestinian Authorities given me? Nothing. Not a single violin." Younis vows to keep her youth orchestra going, somehow. She concludes an interview with a question of her own: "You don't know where I could get a saxophone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even After Exile, Palestinian Musician Vows to Play On | 4/4/2009 | See Source »

MANKIW MAKES A FUNNY: Ec10 czar Gregory Mankiw also got in spirit of April Fools, posting a fake entry on his personal blog. People would have to pay to read his online musings, he said, citing the economic downturn. Oh, and apparently the professor who served proudly under the Republican Bush administration is also joining his more liberal colleagues from Harvard Ec in DC on the Obama team...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: Gotcha! Well, Maybe. | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...years experience, but we are just jumping up the levels," said Kabir Khan, a former test player for Pakistan, who now coaches the team out of respect for his Afghan father's memory. "He migrated from Kabul to Pakistan in 1964," he says. "I want to make his spirit happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Cricket: No Losers Here | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...Imagination also extends to the drinks menu, where - what else? - the Scandinavian grain spirit aquavit is mixed with the likes of cucumber, lychee blossom, mango and chili to create unique cocktails, best sipped in the candlelit bar, cocooned in a soft leather Arne Jacobsen Egg chair. Samuelsson knows all about blending influences; born in Ethiopia, adopted by Swedish parents and based in America, he has introduced an original approach to a gastronomic capital where culinary passion is paramount. For details, see www.aquavit-japan.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aquavit Comes to Tokyo | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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