Word: classical
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Gage relives his father's American Dream more passionately than his own. The author's exploits are subordinated to the old man's: his struggles to sustain his clan and make sure that his daughters find suitable (meaning Greek) husbands. Gatzoyiannis' death at age 90 provides a classic resolution. Surrounded by his children and grandchildren, he drifts off on old memories. It is a scene that evokes Chekhov and his observation that "any idiot can face a crisis. It is this day-to-day living that wears...
...loss. The giveaway fractured the foundation of the landmark 1986 tax-reform law. The drain on the Treasury could be compounded when the measure reaches the Senate, where it is expected to pass, and Democrats try to extend the tax breaks on individual retirement accounts. It seemed like a classic outbreak of "now-nowism," as Budget Director Richard Darman, who helped broker the deal, labels the nation's hunger for immediate gratification...
...This classic film about the ups and down of being a first year student at Harvard Law School hits the screen this weekend at Quincy House both tonight and tomorrow night. If you're feeling anxious about your work or are tired of that competitive classmate, watching Paper Chase will remind you your life is not so stressful. With a lot of nice scenes of Langdell Hall, Paper Chase is also a nice reminder of what the rest of campus looks like for those of us who never make it north of the Yard...
Continuing its tradition of promoting new talent, both among the student population and from the greater Cambridge-Boston area, the Dunster House Music Society sponsors its first concert of the year this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. Gerry Itzkoff will present a half-hour of violin classic pieces, accompanied by John Adams on piano. The performance is in the Dunster House Library, at the second floor of F entryway...
LULU. Justine Bateman (airhead Mallory on TV's Family Ties) shifts gears to play, competently if without much shading or subtlety, the ultimate femme fatale in Frank Wedekind's expressionist classic, deftly adapted by Roger Downey, at California's Berkeley...