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...also be made safer and more decent, just as a nation's whole criminal justice system may be made more coherent. Imprisoning people less shamefully is a worthy enough goal. Lowered expectations need not signify a national moral bankruptcy. For the U.S. and its ideas about prison, a deep breath and a sigh may be the beginning of an overdue maturity. ?By Kurt Andersen. Reported by Jay Branegan/Chicago and Anne Constable/Atlanta, with other bureaus
...Gertrude. She speaks with feeling and understanding, and nicely fulfills the demands of the difficult Closet Scene. This is a perfectly credible portrayal, though I think an ideal Queen would show more sensuality. When Hamlet is duelling, the Queen is supposed to comment, "He's fat, and scant of breath." Coe has, however, changed the first adjective to "hot." The playwright's text tells us three things about the physical Hamlet--that he wears a beard, is 30 years old, and is fat (the role was written, after all, for the portly Richard Burbage, who first played Lear and Othello...
Though plumbing fixtures are rarely mentioned in the same breath with computers or robots, Kohler is convinced that the bathroom business has considerable growth potential. He expects to see the day when whirlpools are virtually standard in middle-class homes...
...spring's Mainstage production of Agamem non, brings energy and sensitivity to a role which could otherwise degenerate into the story of an honest, but plodding pioneer. Bernstein's Lona becomes the focal point of nearly every scene she appears in as she dances and gestures. Lona is the breath of fresh air needed by her old home town...
...fails as a work of sociology. Being a Man merits consideration as an exemplary story of courageous self-examination. In Harvard's competitive hothouse, unquestioned adherence to a narrow concept of "the male virtues" flourishes. Introspection, a more fragile flower, requires fresher air. And Being a Man is a breath of fresh air. If Harvard men read it, they may begin to reappraise their values--the first step toward enriching their lives...