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...laws, Maureen finds America uncomfortably like the land she has just left. In a cutting satire of liberal guilt, the revelation of Maureen’s heritage sends Davey into a suicidal depression, leaving his wife to fend for herself. The play’s other victim is Harry (David B. Rochelson ’05), a mild-mannered businessman who cuts through the play’s apathy with a brief moment of genuine despair when no one tries to stop his suicide attempt. Rochelson is reincarnated in the second act as Larry, a drill sergeant who forces...
...power-hungry pip-squeak Gareth (Mackenzie Crook) is now office manager, having replaced the boorish David Brent (writer-producer Ricky Gervais). David complains that his life was ruined by the documentary--a nice touch, since The Office immeasurably changed Gervais' life as well--bitterly claiming that he was the victim of bad editing. "The one time I accidentally head-butt an employee makes it onto the program," he says. Now he is peddling himself as a D-list celebrity, doing nightclub promotions with ex-Big Brother contestants...
...tradition of protecting gay rights?Denmark was the first to introduce registered partnerships for gay couples in 1989, while the Dutch legalized same - sex marriage in 2001?the issue still has the power to polarize. What's remarkable in this battle is how deeply each side feels itself a victim of the other's intolerance. The Green group in Parliament claimed that Buttiglione's "personal beliefs make it unlikely that he will take any positive initiative on gender equality." Martin Schulz, head of the Socialist group, bluntly accused Buttiglione of espousing "19th century values." But Carlo Giovanardi, Italy's Minister...
...free exchange of ideas has become another innocent victim in the Bush administration’s reckless and shameless drive to the election. In order to appease a narrow but influential group of voters in Florida, the State Department put politics ahead of academic freedom. Showing utter disregard for the interest of American citizens, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher last week justified an act of political censorship with the revealing decree that “Engagement and dialogue is not an end in itself...
...violent boyhood in a village and tribal society," especially by the strong influence of his xenophobic guardian uncle. One aide said Saddam "loved the use of force," confirming the tale that in 1982 he "ordered the execution" of a disloyal minister "and delivery of the dismembered body to the victim's wife...