Word: stewart
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...answer questions raised by the attack--the University of California came up with dozens in just two weeks. The air of crisis has subsided, but the Ivory Tower continues to find ways to address topical issues. Students this fall will find a book-bagful of courses--from Martha Stewart to the military--that acknowledge what's happening in the real world. Here's a TIME sampler of some newcomers to the catalog. --By Maggie Shnayerson...
...fortuity of Ibsen revivals generated two excellent productions: Trevor Nunn's staging of "The Lady from the Sea," starring Natasha Richardson, and Adrian Noble's "Brand," with Ralph Fiennes. (I missed Patrick Stewart in "The Master Builder"). Fiennes, his thin voice willing itself to fierce majesty, is ideal as Brand the mad priest, so devoted to saving people for God that he destroys them. The piece ends with a literally moving coup de theatre that ... well, go see for yourself. Cheapest round-trip New York-London airfare...
...musicals that have burst onto the London stage in preparation for taking over the world, Jerry Springer--The Opera may be the oddest. The show, with faux-operatic music and raunchy lyrics by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee, has been a sellout hit at the National Theatre since April and will transfer to the West End in October. Negotiations are under way for a Broadway production, which could arrive as early as next spring. A movie deal is already cooking. Co-producer Jon Thoday predicts that within three years there "should be 15 productions playing around the world...
...record $455 billion deficit in just three years, with the likelihood of further borrowing next year. With the U.K. government having declared record holes in its public finances last week, why would anyone bother to observe that fusty old Growth and Stability Pact? Ian Stewart, chief European economist at Merrill Lynch, is even trying to tell Europeans they look good in red. Tax cuts in the U.S. might have gone too far, but euro-zone countries should feel free to give breaks of their own. "Governments should have some control over the economy," Stewart argues. "If they choose...
...read. Have these critics forgotten the timeless classics, like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella, all of which include magic and even witches? The story of Harry Potter will be yet another classic tale that will generously feed the imagination of generations to come. LAUREN STEWART Geneseo...