Word: toneed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...love, and unfortunately Fran Weinberg's direction seems to miss many of the subtleties of Pinter's argument. Weinberg focuses on the emptiness of middle-class existence, ignoring the deep sadness that lies underneath the overly formal words of Pinter's sometime lovers. Their passionate love-making loses the tone of sheer desperation that makes it so sad in the text. Its detachment from reality becomes more of a reflection on the lovers themselves than a commentary on the painful necessity of fantasy...
...rationalize euthanasia as a compassionate act toward the sick and deformed, then the bonfire of the books, Krystal Nacht, and in what proves to be the play's most shocking (if somewhat farfetched) moment, Auschwitz. As Halder's rationalizations become increasingly strained and desperate, Hitler assumes a more seductive tone in Halder's mind, and his image is accompanied by popular, catchy drinking songs...
...undergrad days at the University of Chicago, has produced four major projects to date. "Columbian Inventions" (a collection of songs in honor/protest of Columbus Day), "Buster Crabbe" (celebrating the life of the actor who played Tarzan, Superman, and other macho characters in early movies), "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: The Twelve-Tone Rock Opera," "Liquid Dwarf, Rusty Dwarf" (an album boasting songs such as "Barbecue of Love" and "Petrified Vomit"), and "Petrified Barbecue" (greatest hits) all belong to the band's repertoire...
...What's next for the Redundant Steaks? "We're working on a 12-tone rock opera based on Mister Roger's Neighborhood." Convinced the show is sinister, Ribeye dedicated an entire Web page to a parody of the show. Unfortunately, neither Mister Rogers nor his lawyers found the page very humorous, and it has been removed. The Steaks have since concentrated their efforts on the rock opera, which features puppets. "Puppets are always sinister because their eyes don't move and/or they have wooden heads and fake hair," he deadpans. "And in Mister Roger's neighborhood they're rendered even...
Even with Steffa's goal in hand, the Crimson refused to tone down its pressure. Spending a considerable amount of time in Black Bear territory for the rest of the game, Harvard struck again at the 60:20 mark...