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...says protagonist Troy Gable in “The Great Buck Howard,” “and if that’s the case, I wanna spend the time I have here doing something that makes my heart race.” Coming from most characters, this statement might sound heartfelt, if somewhat trite. In the context of this film, however, Troy simply sounds insane. Troy (Colin Hanks) is a young law student who drops out of school against his father’s wishes, having decided that writing is his true calling. When this dream doesn?...
...good acting—though of course we don’t want to diminish the value of quality acting—than it is about adding diversity,” Wong says. “Having a play with those who have less experience can be an artistic statement in and of itself.”“A friend of one of my cast members [of ‘Laramie’] actually told me, ‘Theater is education disguised as entertainment,’” adds Wong. “Diversifying people...
With the Ivy League in the rearview mirror, the Crimson is now wondering how it will match up against the mysterious Red Storm. Before beginning league play, St. John’s won 13 of its first 14 games and appeared ready to make a statement on the national stage. But competition in the powerhouse Big East conference caught up to the Red Storm, which struggled to a 4-12 league mark. Most recently, St. John’s beat Syracuse in its first-round game in the postseason Big East tournament, but fell in the next round to Notre...
...that Wavves’ latest work—an album with the inspired name “Wavvves”—is strangely dissonant would not be a criticism. To assert that some of its tracks are just noise, utterly indescribable as anything else, would be a statement of fact. To tell the artist that the vocals on “Wavvves” are drowned out by charged chaos, or that a strong buzz of feedback stifles his melodies, would be to acknowledge his accomplishments rather than to deplore his defects. Coming from indie rocker Nathan Williams...
...This turnaround of what had been an enormous public health advance has policymakers worried - and culture warriors pointing fingers. Within half an hour of the data release, the National Abstinence Education Association released a statement calling for greater use of abstinence-only sex-education programs in public schools. At the same time, supporters of so-called comprehensive sex education, like columnist Bonnie Erbe at U.S. News & World Report, said abstinence education is the problem; they blamed the rising teen birthrate on the fact that federal funding for sex education over the past eight years has been restricted to programs that...