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...actress adds an unabashed sexual aggressiveness and a cuttingly sarcastic sense of humor. Burke, in a less flamboyant but perhaps more richly-textured performance, works similar magic with Oberon. As the proud, ironic, fiercely stub-born and dangerous fairy king, he is also able to laugh at himself--a trait which, besides adding depth and likeability to this too-often-stodgy character, also opens the way to much humorous stage inter-action with his mercurial messenger, Puck. This depth of characterization, typical of this production's ability to infuse even the minor scenes of the play with meaning and humor...

Author: By Susannah R. Mandel, | Title: A Luminous Open-Air Performance of One of the Greatest Comedies of All | 5/9/1997 | See Source »

Nevertheless, the realization that dopamine may be a common end point of all those pathways represents a signal advance. Provocative, controversial, unquestionably incomplete, the dopamine hypothesis provides a basic framework for understanding how a genetically encoded trait--such as a tendency to produce too little dopamine--might intersect with environmental influences to create a serious behavioral disorder. Therapists have long known of patients who, in addition to having psychological problems, abuse drugs as well. Could their drug problems be linked to some inborn quirk? Might an inability to absorb enough dopamine, with its pleasure-giving properties, cause them to seek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADDICTED: WHY DO PEOPLE GET HOOKED? | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

Modesty seems to be a common trait among male dancers--a tendency to spin from spotlight to shadow in seconds...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Male Dancers | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...Harvard--MacNaughton 5, Birch 2, Rogers, Hren, Grandison; B.U.--Gaynor 3, Manning 2, Cooney, Ellsworth, Trait. A: Harvard--Davis; B.U.--Manning. Harvard...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Women's Lacrosse Squeaks Past Terriers, 10-8 | 3/20/1997 | See Source »

Today, Delaney-Smith possesses a candid demeanor, and she is not afraid to speak her mind. But she describes her character, more importantly, as "fair," and this trait becomes evident in the bonds she forms with her players...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: Harvard's Very Own Coach K | 3/12/1997 | See Source »

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