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PETER GABRIEL: SO (Geffen). Convex melodies surround songs that sound like a travel diary of a spiritual netherworld...
...host of other solid performances surround these two central ones. Heather Gunn, as Constance, (or, as husband Wolfgang would have it, "Stanzel Wanzel") keeps up with Sullivan's playfulness and establishes an engaging presence of her own. Zak Klobucher, as the rather dim-witted Emperor Joseph, is suitably laughable; he delivers each and every line with sharply-pointed wit. The Venticelli (Dan Cloherty and Steve Lyne), with their expertly-timed dialogue, also deserve special mention...
...range northward to exploit new food supplies, and then began migrating to survive the winter. How the butterflies find their winter hideouts is a conundrum as well. An intriguing theory suggests that, like certain species of birds, the monarchs may respond to the earth's magnetism: the Mexican hideaways surround a large iron-ore deposit, which creates a powerful magnetic field...
...Many who surround Reagan are convinced the 75-year-old President is thinking about his place in history, more so than he did when he took office. Though Reagan and his wife deny they have ever discussed how arms control could affect his legacy, Nancy may indeed have fulfilled her promise to Andrei Gromyko to whisper "peace" in her husband's ear each night...
...backgrounds must have a common bond through which to exchange ideas. How can this be accomplished if there is no common language? Those who shelter the immigrant from learning English by creating a multilingual society are the ones who are creating a xenophobic atmosphere. They allow the immigrant to surround himself with a cocoon of language from which he cannot escape and which others cannot penetrate...