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...years, it is as intractably British as musicals come. Based on the 2000 movie about a boy from the coal country of northern England who discovers his talent for dance, the musical is rooted in a time and place that have little resonance for Americans: the coal miners' strike of 1984-85, provoked by the Conservative Thatcher government's efforts to dismantle the country's nationalized coal industry. For an American theatergoer in London, the accents are tough, the palette dark and the inspirational story grounded in a glum, and very English, working-class setting...
...Billy accidentally finds himself in a girls' ballet class. The teacher recognizes his talent, begins tutoring him in private and persuades him to try out for the Royal Ballet - all of which he must hide from his family and neighbors, who are in any case more consumed by a strike that has grown violent and increasingly doomed...
...Shield's endgame dispels that myth. Mackey's corruption has poisoned every relationship he's had. As police investigators close in on the Strike Team's scams, his former disciple Shane (Walton Goggins) has turned on him, trying to kill him, then going on the lam with his pregnant wife and sick son (concern for whose welfare does not keep Mackey from trying to have Shane and his wife whacked). Another Strike Team member is dead, murdered by Shane for fear he might squeal. And Mackey is almost completely estranged from his kids, who along with his ex-wife--whom...
...moreover, has no rational grounds in a post-Cold War Europe. A missile shield in Poland would not endanger Russia in any way. To believe it could, one would have to assume that Russia’s safety presently depends on its capacity for nuclear deterrence against a possible strike from a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member or another European state...
...starting a new streak, and there is plenty of reason to believe it will find a fresh start.The Crimson put on a show at Harvard Stadium last weekend, outgunning the Lions 42-28. Senior Chris Pizzotti threw for 376 yards and 4 first-half touchdowns, including a 76-yard strike to sophomore Chris Lorditch. Wideouts junior Matt Luft and sophomore Levi Richards each had 100-yard-plus games and combined for three scores.“He’s probably the best quarterback in the league,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said of Pizzotti...