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...less stirred by the revival that has received the most resounding critical huzzahs of the fall, the London Royal Court theatre's production of Chekhov's The Seagull. Kristin Scott Thomas is the biggest star name in this one, and as Arkadina, the aging actress around whom revolves a typically Chekhovian slice of unhappy provincial life, she's just fine, if somewhat less the diva than I imagine Arkadina on the page. Indeed, the whole cast deserves high grades (though Peter Sarsgaard, an American ringer among the Brits, brings down the curve a bit). What bothered me was the fussy...
Results from the HCAHPS survey are public. Interested patients can compare scores from hospitals across the U.S. at HHS.gov; visitors can search by institution name or by location and view the performance of each hospital on several measures of clinical success, including the patient survey. Although roughly 40% of hospitals did not report any survey data this year (on average, hospitals that did report patient-survey results also scored better on traditional quality measures), consumers can expect a more complete data set next year. Soon, reporting patient-perception data, like reporting of other hospital-performance data, will be linked...
...hunting-equipment store. Most recently, she landed a small role as a conservative commentator in Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic. Pressly was found severely beaten in her home on Oct. 20, and she succumbed to her injuries several days later. A fund created in her name to apprehend the killer has so far raised about $37,000. Pressly...
Gerard Damiano, who went by the name Jerry Gerard, effectively launched the 1970s porn-movie craze with his first feature, Deep Throat, in which the leading lady had a special talent all her own. Despite producer worries that the term was too obscure, Damiano replied, "Deep Throat will become a household word." With a budget of about $25,000 (provided by the son of a mobster) and a six-day shooting schedule, the film went on to earn tens of millions of dollars and a notorious spot in film history...
...breeds surprises in American Presidents: Nixon went to China; Reagan proposed nuclear disarmament; Bush changed from "humble" to imperial in a single morning. Compounding the unpredictability is the excitement Obama's candidacy has stirred in parts of the world. Will the novelty of a multiracial President with a Kenyan name have tangible diplomatic benefits? A scientist would say there are no data...