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...large the production doesn't suffer much at the hands of the various "play within a play" permutations that comprise it. All of the actors do a good job of managing three or four different characters without letting one run into the other, and Naeemah A. White-Peppers' clever costume design aids them in this. Occasionally the show begins to drag when the lack of distance between the audience and the players makes it difficult to suspend disbelief...

Author: By Carla A. Blackmar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'La Mancha' Kicks Off HRST on Light Note | 7/7/2000 | See Source »

...mainly the result of other factors that people interpret as part of the aging process. Older adults might not be so concerned about the decline in their mental faculties if it were not for a commonly held stereotype that their mental acuity deteriorates as they grow older. The elderly suffer many losses, such as deaths of a spouse and friends. The resulting sadness often causes forgetfulness that is wrongly perceived by society as dementia. JAMAL I. BITTAR Toledo, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 3, 2000 | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

What's not to like about The Patriot? Well it certainly suffers from irony deficiency. It is four-square for democracy and decency, and this, of course, will cause a certain amount of superciliousness among the postmodernist swells. Since it is a story about the American Revolution, it will suffer from the age-old suspicion of movies in which guys wear knee britches and write with quill pens. But if the mass audience can get behind Gladiator, why shouldn't it take a flier on more recent history? You telling us Russell Crowe is cuter than Mel Gibson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Cheer For Old Glory | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

...Note that "formal wear" doesn't necessarily mean "prom dress." Harvard women suffer from a fear of looking too "high school" when selecting a dress for a formal. Consequently, all Harvard women must eventually acquire the Little Black Dress for that sophisticated "college" look...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Take It Or Leave It: What To Bring To Campus | 6/23/2000 | See Source »

Will "Frankenfoods" feed the world? Biotech is not a panacea, but it does promise to transform agriculture in many developing countries. If that promise is not fulfilled, the real losers will be their people, who could suffer for years to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Frankenfood Feed The World? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

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