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...Others have dealt with the fundamental inaccuracies of Cheney's statements. I'm more concerned about the snide, dismissive, undignified quality of the Vice President's performance. He set the ugly, personal tone for the week, for the coordinated attacks on Clarke's character and motives. (The merits of Clarke's case were confirmed by the paper trail unearthed by the 9/11 commission's staff.) But the public seems to have tired of the Vice President's act. According to a Fox News poll last week, Cheney has an approval rating of 35%-and my guess is that the Administration...
...fact, Harvard only managed 29 shots on goal through three periods of play—one of the fewest totals this season. The level of offensive play climaxed in the second period as Ruggiero set the tone right off the opening faceoff by flinging a shot from the center line...
Though that tally was later nullified on goals from Kent Gillings and Hugh Jessiman, it set the tone for Harvard’s win and surprised many of those in attendance, who knew McCulloch more for body-checks than for big goals. McCulloch’s next goal doubled as his next big goal, as he again opened the scoring in a playoff semifinal versus Dartmouth. This time, McCulloch created his own offense, intercepting a failed clearing attempt by Dartmouth’s Eric Przepiorka and skating up to the left faceoff circle before firing a hard slapshot past...
...humor of The Frogs is not subtle or witty—the tone, for instance, is set during the opening lines, in which Xanthias complains about the size of the large “package” he must carry. There are a number of moments where laughter is motivated not so much by actual amusement as by the shock of disbelief, as none of the jokes are particularly outstanding. Yet this production is incessantly likeable, propelled by the sheer enthusiasm of the cast. The entire enterprise is so cheerfully bizarre and unrepentently unsophisticated—the eponymous frogs, hopping...
...loud enough, Triple R’s gorgeous Friends mix on Kompakt makes me feel like I’m dancing inside a womb. Debussy might’ve fallen head over heels for the German house label, whose artists are masters at coloring texture as well as tone. Like so much new music, it fully engages the physical field, which is exactly why you can’t listen to it the same way you used to be able to enjoy a lyric or a tune—it’s become more than that. It goes well...