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...they attempted to read the illegible scrawlings along the wall’s length.Every 10 minutes or so, a moment of humor lent “The Divine Reality Comedy” a flicker of fun. There was the burlesque ringmaster of Paradise, a nasty and ragged Santa Claus, and the 10-second appearance of Marx Brothers-esque “resurrection specialists.” But each highlight was quickly compromised by an equally disappointing set piece, like the three-minute sequence in which the cast was slowly stalked by two actors half-heartedly portraying giant shoes. The company?...
...argument. Her initial reactions only made it worse. She chastised voters for failing to be "realistic," for not understanding that it takes experience to make change happen. It reminded me of an unhappy adult scolding a six-year-old that he's too old to continue believing in Santa Claus. Most of us have a fondness for Santa, at least for the spirit of goodwill and giving that he represents...
...Fear that celebrating Christmas excludes other religious—or non-religious—traditions compels the Harvard campus into lavish public displays of other wintertime holidays. Indeed, when Christmas is explicitly acknowledged, it is only through sterilized, secularized aspects such as fir trees, wreaths, and Santa Claus; but, since other holidays have not enjoyed—or suffered—almost complete absorption into popular culture, religious elements cannot easily be discarded...
...past year. The opening of its headquarters in Berlin in January put the organization back into the headlines, and it became the center of a national furor over the summer, when the Defense Ministry initially barred access to a key filming location for a movie about anti-Nazi hero Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, because the title role was played by high-profile Scientologist Tom Cruise. (Germany later relented...
...People are gonna say what they say. If you operate in fear, you’ll be paralyzed.” Even when it comes to his own views about other films, Washington once again refuses to let the negative cloud his judgment. “Fred Claus,” another holiday movie that will be competing for audiences’ attention this season, very clearly lacks the emotional depth of “Debaters.” Nevertheless, Washington barely pauses before he jokes, “Don’t knock ‘Fred Claus...