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Supporting actors included Emerson student Porter McDonald as the sweet and not particularly bright bartender Freddy, and Douglas W. Horner, a musical theater major at the Boston Conservatory, who played "the Visitor," easily recognizable as Elvis Presley. One of the best scenes is the final one, when The King is juxtaposed with Picasso and Einstein...
...word on personal liberties:As citizens of a republic where rights are protected by written constitutions, we enjoy such privileges as freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of association and a right to privacy. At Home, however, no protection of rights exists. The visitor at Home should understand and expect that personal liberties may be curtailed. Freedom to assemble with one's friends, for example, or freedom to express one's opinions about certain divisive issues-particularly in a public forum, including a holiday meal-may be suspended without notice. In most cases, resistance is futile. Visitors should also...
...shag carpeting dating back to the early 1980s. Also worth a visit are the Bedroom, which under most circumstances is far more comfortable than sleeping accommodations in more civilized countries, and the Kitchen where natives of Home often indulge in excessive culinary delights. Be aware that as a visitor, you will be expected to consume large amounts of local fare. Refusal to accept native cuisine will in many cases be considered a personal insult. (Note: The word "snack," common in native vocabulary, is often used to describe the local custom of consuming food every five minutes.) In the evenings, attractions...
...then the visitor stops and remembers that there is more than one Mount Sinai; indeed, there are at least eight spots that could have inspired the tale that grips us all. In spite of the solidity of the rock and the exultation of the climb, the questions arise: Did the Exodus happen? Can the words of the Bible be matched with evidence of deeds? Did Moses even exist...
Phillips and a visitor have been traversing a short, paved forest trail near the Stillaguamish River. She stands up from her battered wheelchair, folds it and tosses it through the hatch of her hard-used Toyota. She was a skilled, passionate mountain climber until she was 40. Then that part of her life slammed shut. A painful condition called fybromyalgia set in, limited her walking to a few yards and turned her sharply focused energy toward forest activism...