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...Almeida's artistic director, Michael Attenborough. "People have an image of Ibsen as elderly, stern and white- whiskered," he says, "But he was mischievous, always pushing political and theatrical boundaries. That's why his characters still challenge us." Ibsen's characters are usually required to make difficult choices, a theme Attenborough says mirrors society's struggle between its anarchic and restrictive instincts. Lady's Ellida must choose between her staid husband and a wild, mysterious sailor, and Richardson makes the role a journey into madness and back. The Master Builder must choose between a dangerous, young temptress and a safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ibsen To The Rescue | 6/22/2003 | See Source »

Klein says Democrats need a large and overarching theme, a battle cry to win in 2004. Luckily, Democrats have such a theme: fairness. The Democrats trump the Republicans on education and Social Security, on health care for the elderly, on the economy and taxes, on living wages and job creation. To win in 2004, Democrats should not run against Bush at all. Instead they should run against Republicans and all that the party stands for. BRUCE H. THORSTAD Dresser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 9, 2003 | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

Collaboration across both disciplines and schools has been a common theme in Summers’ speeches, as has been making the Boston area a mecca for biomedical research...

Author: By David H. Gellis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard, MIT To Spearhead Joint Biomedical Research Center | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...might say he didn’t have a theme,” said graduating HLS student Tad Z. Polley, “but it was good pure entertainment value. He’s really down to earth and really funny...

Author: By Laura L. Krug, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Larry King Speaks Off the Cuff Before Harvard Law School | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...Faculty rallied around its academic self-interest, but students lacked a unifying theme for their protests and had no direct interest...

Author: By Jessica E. Vascellaro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students, Faculty Protest War But Differ on Tactics | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

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