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...course, we know now there was no actual work going on, either by Chais' New York people (i.e. Madoff), or by himself, except collecting money and distributing money, much like Madoff and Fairfield Greenwich, and all the other feeder funds. Chais' lawyer, Eugene Licker of Loeb & Loeb, was unavailable for comment. Ezra Merkin's lawyer, Andrew Levander of Dechert LLP, was also not available for comment...
After the competition, Will Shortz—the New York Times crossword puzzle editor and the man who introduced Sudoku to America—gave a short talk about his favorite crossword puzzle experiences. Flyby slowly realized, as the audience responded to Shortz with roars of laughter and knowing shouts of approval, that we were in the presence of a cruciverbalist...
...furniture lies askew across the stage. We are surveying the ruins of order as the definition of place and belonging change forever. “Perestroika” begins with a rigidly demarcated world in which we know where everyone belongs—Mormons in Utah, gays in New York City. As the play goes on, the lines blur and the established order shifts. Personal insanity is just a symptom of the upheaval, and in fact, seems to be a small price to pay for the final, emotional catharsis that is affected at the end, in which differences are resolved...
...Wright ’09—overflowed with a vitality that managed to make these overdone themes appear refreshingly novel.The three-hour-long piece (schedule your dinner plans for before curtain call!) is a series of interconnected stories of individuals wrestling with deviant identities in Reagan-era New York City. The floor design—a white web of sorts—mimics the interwoven nature of the narratives; streaks of red and blue remind the audience of the American ideals against which the characters are juxtaposed. Sets are minimal, as the script calls for numerous settings, and most...
...early March, 38 members of the U.S. Congress sent a joint letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighting the fact that Sri Lanka is one of eight “Red Alert” countries experiencing ongoing or imminent genocide, referencing a ranking produced by the New York-based Genocide Prevention Project. Human Rights Watch had reported that, from early January to the end of February alone, over 2,000 Tamil civilians had been killed and over 7,000 injured. More recently, government forces continue to kill or maim an average of 100 civilians...