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Across the country, the pattern is much the same. This year's novel flu virus is hitting much sooner than normal, long before cold weather forces people inside, where viruses like to fester, and weeks before the official start of flu season on Oct. 4. The virus has been gobbling geographic terrain in recent weeks, with 26 states reporting widespread flu illness on Sept. 19, up from 21 states a week earlier and just four states at the beginning of August. (Read "What You Need to Know About the H1N1 Vaccine...
...which could plausibly stifle it. Because the viewer is not presented with any roadblock that should be capable of irreparably harming their relationship, the fact that the two lovers are fated to never consummate their love weakens the film’s dramatic drive.At the film’s start, the primary source of conflict stems from Keats’ roommate, supporter, and friend, fellow poet Charles Armitage Brown. Brown, played with gusto by Paul Schneider (“Lars and the Real Girl”), disapproves of the relationship between Keats and Brawne and actively attempts to dissuade...
...seems to be moving away from their roots and toward a simpler future; instead of growing they’ve regressed. “Switched On,” for example, is supremely listenable, a song for driving down wooded roads at twilight, windows open, singing casually. The drums start off naked, soon clothed by the high, sweet vocals: “I’ve put on something you can’t switch off”—lyrics vague but cemented in prepositional wordplay. The synth-pop then vaporizes; it is replaced instead by forgettable, whiny...
...start of 2009, Pearl Jam were without a record deal and seemingly without a meaningful future. As the only major survivor of Seattle grunge and 90s mainstream rock to resist implosion, the band, still based in Seattle after all these years, appeared anachronistic, past-it, irrelevant. Beginning with 1996’s “No Code,” and most noticeably with 2000’s “Binaural” and 2003’s “Riot Act,” Pearl Jam produced minor, experimental records, collections of songs in different genres rather...
...marathon meeting early in the fall to conceive the entire plot and structure. Now the two are working on their fourth draft.“Over J-term, writing will really kick into high gear,” Amram says. “That’s when rehearsals start. It’s a totally delirious time, and we’re changing it up until, like, the day it opens. The plot won’t be decided until two days before opening night.”“We’re not kidding...