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These are lofty topics, to be sure, and he makes quite a number of lofty claims about them. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with a book taking on such a grand scope, Mamet does so without any sense of rigor. In “Theatre,” he makes a number of fascinating and provocative claims, but they are ultimately founded on flimsy arguments that are more reductive than revelatory. The end result is a read that is mostly frustrating with its self-important tone and baseless claims...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: David Mamet’s Overstated ‘Theatre’ | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Make sure you know and like your partner. Extended kissing with an unknown or disinterested partner can result in unfavorable results...

Author: By Sophie T. Bearman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Chance to Lock Lips and French Kiss Near Harvard Square | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...achieves just that with its title track; an acoustic ode to success and the acclam that accompanies it. The song, much like their debut album’s opener, “Time To Pretend,” is puzzlingly ironic, in that one is pretty sure it is ironic, but can only guess to what extent. Whereas “Time to Pretend” presented an obvious pastiche of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, “Congratulations” confronts the hubris on the other side of this cliché. The group is now successful...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MGMT | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...still plan to publish the book you were working on at the time of your arrest? I'm not sure. I do hope that I can return to that book. If I don't write it, it could be a victory for my captors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roxana Saberi: An American Journalist Imprisoned in Iran | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...wise enough to know the implications of using the army against their own people." Likewise, the chief of the Indian air force, Air Marshal P V Naik, expressed an unwillingness to use the air force and its unmanned drones in ongoing anti-Maoist operations. "Unless we are 120% sure that the Naxals are the country's enemies, it will not be fair to use the air force within our borders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Massacre Prompts Debate Over India's Maoist War | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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