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...applause died down, Gere held the pot and took a serious tone...
...abandon its nuclear-weapons program. South Korea's strategy has been to engage the isolated country economically and diplomatically, so Jung's production was never destined to win official favor. Indeed, Jung says he has been pressured by South Korean government officials on at least three occasions to tone down the play over concerns that it conflicts with the government's efforts to improve relations with North Korea. He claims the officials advised him to characterize life in the camp as less brutal and asked him to remove a number of key props, including the North's flags and images...
...delight of the other spectators, none of whom seem even slightly offended. On top of this rather blatant pandering, Fatel spends the majority of his act speaking as if his sexual obsession has resulted in a significant degree of brain damages. Indeed, the combination of his vocal tone and speech rhythms make him seem like a perverted juvenile delinquent with a one-track mind. There is a certain fluidity to the act that results from the consistency of the subject matter, but there’s no question that the title of the CD seems rather appropriate after a first...
...applause died down, Gere held the pot and took a serious tone...
...Crimson, University Hall was a very different place, and Kirby—then in his second year as dean—seemed energetic and enthusiastic. But as the curricular review and the restructuring of University Hall went underway, Kirby seemed to close himself off from reporters, his tone marked by tight-lipped reticence, even weariness. The dean began to rely increasingly on FAS Director of Communications Robert Mitchell—who became a frequent fixture at interviews with high-level administrators—to provide reporters with packaged comments and to carefully monitor and control the flow of information...