Word: sures
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fate of Anna Friel's character, Hermia, to get rather lost in so-so productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and sure enough, that's what happens in Michael Hoffman's adaptation, which oxymoronically manages to seem both leaden and hasty. Reset for no discernible reason from ancient Athens to 19th century Tuscany, it focuses on the fun stuff--the fairies who inhabit the damp but enchanted wood, the rude mechanicals (led by Kevin Kline's hammy but well-cured Bottom) and their awful-wonderful production of Pyramus and Thisbe...
Margaret Cho: I've never been stopped by the police, but one time my Japanese friend and I were stopped by a group of kids who yelled, "Chinos ruin everything!" We weren't angry because we weren't sure whether they were talking about us or the pants. See, they could have been really racist or just fashion conscious...
...sales entirely. Advance planning is fine, but keep in mind that some policies deliver full benefits only if you live to a ripe old age. Others don't cap premiums, so if you do make it to 95, you could spend $30,000 for a $5,000 funeral. Make sure any policy is portable, and try to pay for it in one lump...
...Petty, an old-school rock 'n' roller to be sure, comes off almost as an endangered species here: cornered, and at times a bit lonely and afraid. Still, Petty evokes rock's glory days with fresh vigor on this CD. His voice seems comfortably worn, ably evoking Bob Dylan's articulate whine and Neil Young's angelic, countrified croon. The songs on Echo don't mess with the form much: they arrive, they rock, they leave. This CD isn't a knockout, but it has punch...
...understood the pride my son took in his expertise. He was a Zelda master, respected by his friends. Sure, I'd prefer him to work on his chess game or fastball. But do those games really prepare him for his future better than this...