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...says he wants to "erase the traditional line between the visual and performing arts." To this end, Mass MoCA has a theater, rehearsal spaces, an outdoor cinema and what the center boasts is "two performance courtyards." These are ordinary courtyards, enlivened by the buildings, elevated walkways and bridges that surround them. There's something peculiarly exultant about watching a Los Lobos concert in an abandoned factory. That peculiarity is Mass MoCA's chief...
...Vice President Gerald R. Ford accepts a Man of the Year award from the Young Republicans at the Harvard Club of Boston. Several hundred demonstrators rally in the Yard and later surround the building, chanting "Impeach Nixon, dump Ford...
LISTENING FRILLS For those nights when the rest of the house doesn't want to fall asleep to the roar of the Jurassic Park sound track, Sony has come out with the wireless MDR-DS5000, the first headphones that reproduce Dolby surround sound--offering that "you are there" feeling when it's time to be quiet. If that's music to your ears, you might consider the price tag--$550--and opt instead for 75 trips to the multiplex...
Another concession had to be made because the University required that the new building be no higher than those which surround it--leaving Maxwell-Dworkin's fourth floor about two feet shorter than those below...
...fable are present--heroes, villains, fights to the death, miraculous rescues, betrayal, good vs. evil, mystery, political intrigue, romance, faith, and even a bit of the supernatural. But instead of reading about it in the Brothers Grimm, we get to watch it on the big screen with surround-sound. And instead of knights and princesses, evil stepmothers and swordfights, we get space travel and lightsabers, droids and the Force. "Star Wars" is everything from our deepest fantasies, projected onto "a galaxy far, far away," with a heavy dose of special effects and a storyline that is as human...