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Although playwright Josh Oppenheimer '96 informs us in the program that Armillaria Bulbosa and the Savannah Baboon "is about the packaging of a subconscious for public consumption," his package is definately hard to swallow...

Author: By Edith Replogle, | Title: A New Take on the Theatre of Revolt | 4/29/1993 | See Source »

...exquisite moment to suggest what could have been. Reeling with a hangover, he sits at a table to take an aspirin. His fluttering hands drop it to the floor with an audible click, but he doesn't notice. He just fingers empty air into his mouth, sips water and swallows with a perfectly timed toss of his head and palpitation in his throat. Alas, one swallow does not a bummer unmake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three Men in A Hearse | 4/26/1993 | See Source »

...plan undoes much of tax reform. It not only raises rates but also reintroduces a variety of (in my view) stupid tax breaks for this or that business activity. But I ask myself, Is tax reform more important than curbing the deficit and reinvigorating the government? I swallow hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Visiting A Place Called Hope | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

...Cobbleton, Pennsylvania at the beginning of the novel, a plane crashes because the Montez O'Brten house exudes so much femininity that the pilot is overcome and the engine malfunctions; later, the ghost of Nelson's sister returns to watch him make love to Mariels. American readers can swallow these events when they're set in Macondo and Aracatacas; magical realism has been relegated to the level of quaint events in imaginary south of the-border villages. Fourteen Sisters challenges us to believe that magical realism can take place even in the practical, level-headed United States of America. This...

Author: By Joel Villaseaor-ruiz, | Title: A New Song of Love From Oscar Hijuelos | 4/8/1993 | See Source »

...Ultimately, victims are bedridden and fed through a straw, since they can't swallow or chew," Gusella said. "The same cell death causes intellectual loss, memory loss, and psychiatric changes like impulsive behavior and chronic depression...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu and Ivan Oransky, S | Title: Huntington's Gene Located | 3/24/1993 | See Source »

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