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...structural level, this setup recalls the myth of Amphytryon, in which Zeus cuckolds an unsuspecting general by taking on his form. References to the myth run through the book—Helena is to play Amphytryon’s wife in an upcoming play and carries a ring with the character’s initial. This parallel story line adds texture to the book’s simple premise. As the Godley family flits and bickers, the gods too flirt with drama. “Oh, Dad,” Hermes frequently exclaims at Zeus’s escapades...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Banville Creates a Parallel Universe in ‘The Infinities’ | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

Written by Sonia C. Coman ’11, the play is an absurdist drama that follows the life of Leah, the Old Testament character and first wife of Jacob, who lives life haunted by the possibility of being just average. Over the course of the show she struggles with her destiny by reliving important moments in her life. As she reflects on her past, Leah meets old versions of herself and watches them make the decisions that have brought her to where...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Leah | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

Many of the Britons mourning Michael Foot, who died March 3 at 96, did not vote Labour when he led the party. Some had not yet reached voting age when he (right, with his wife, the author and filmmaker Jill Craigie) helmed the party's 1983 parliamentary campaign. Some had not yet been born. And a thumping majority of those who were eligible to vote chose to retain Margaret Thatcher as prime minister, after Britain's 1982 Falklands-war victory burnished her popularity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Foot | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

...read Brad Tuttle's article "Movies for Cheap" with interest, since Redbox, the DVD-rental company, is my family's new favorite thing [March 8]. I was surprised, however, that he and his wife stop at Redbox locations to check the in-stock availability of movies. A great Redbox feature is its phone app that supplies kiosk-location information and tells you which titles are available at individual locations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

...time, he and his wife Peggy could take on a challenge like Alaska, recruit allies through the force of their personal conviction and leave behind 100 million protected acres as a legacy. He did the same thing with the redwoods and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. He also forged an unlikely alliance with a Congressman who almost never went outdoors--California's Phillip Burton--that saved hundreds of other spots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Carl Pope | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

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