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...with The Pillowman, he almost seems to have invented a new genre of horror theater. In this macabre fable with echoes of Kafka and Pinter, a man (Billy Crudup) is interrogated for a string of child murders that mimic the gruesome short stories he has written. Somehow, in the transfer to Broadway from London's National Theatre, a lot of unwelcome laughs have been allowed to sneak in. They're only a distraction from a dark, intense and truly shocking meditation on cruelty in all its forms. You won't be able to breathe until you leave the theater...
Opponents argue that stock divestiture might salve the consciences of many Americans but would do nothing to help South African blacks. On the contrary, it might only transfer large blocks of corporate ownership from investors who are dedicated enemies of apartheid, and most responsive to a crusade against it, to others who would buy the divested stock for strictly financial reasons. Harvard President Derek Bok argues that advocates of stock divestiture are "counseling us to run from evil rather than work to overcome it." Harvard's policy is to use its $565 million worth of stock in companies that operate...
...decision to transfer] was purely academic,” Buckland said. “I didn’t think my academic opportunities at Washington were as good as they are at Harvard...
Parker will also benefit from Buckland’s transfer, much like the other seven rowers in this years first varsity boat...
...compound Harvard’s difficulties, the wind died on Sunday—but the transfer of Johnson and Porter signaled that the race was not the team’s top priority...