Word: valparaiso
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...VALPARAISO...
...should be flying to Valparaiso (say: "val praise oh"), Indiana finds himself en route to Valparaiso (say: "val puh raise oh"), Florida and finally arrives in Valparaiso (say: "val puh rise oh"), Chile...
This is a ridiculous idea. The media subsequently takes this man's journey and turns it into a huge event involving interviews, talk show appearances and documentary films. This is also a ridiculous idea. But this is the simple premise of Valparaiso (say: "val puh rise oh"), the new play making its stage debut at the American Repertory Theater this month. Its simple premise, however, is deceptive: Valparaiso was written by Don DeLillo, a master of illustrating the complex nature of even the simplest situation and the inherent ridiculousness of the culture we live...
...previous work, is a novel which could be loosely described as a personal history of the Cold War, an examination of what has brought us to where we are today. Underworld observes the transferal of the dominant systems of power and control from the government to the media. In Valparaiso, DeLillo explores how life is to be lived in the world thus created: the media, it would seem, is just as empty as that which preceded...
...Oscar Valparaiso has a lot on his plate. No sooner did the young political operative put his boss in the Senate than the guy went nuts, leaving Oscar to sink or swim in a world where pretty much everything has gone wrong. Oceans warmed by climate change have risen so fast that the Dutch are waging Cold War II against Uncle Sam. The devaluation of software to zero (the Chinese post it all free on the Net) snapped the economy like a dry twig. Air Force squads shake down drivers on the highways. Roving "radical proles" terrorize the dwindling bourgeoisie...