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Both aesthetically and historically, “Ergo” is a piece of disillusioned postwar literature. The entire novel is as arbitrary, surrealistic, and tenebrous as the episode of Aslan’s death. Its violent content and spastic structure incarnate the fury of war and the gloom of post-war Europe...
...Flies” does have redeeming qualities, though. As a result of Muller’s careful direction, the Furies jump around the stage in perfect, spastic coordination; two of Aegisthus’ men blind one another in a flashlight duel resembling that of a good Rosencrantz and Guildenstern staging...
...also a Crimson editorial writer, was part of a production composed by and put together entirely by freshmen. From its start, the plot is carried by its zany characters, such as capital venturist Dolores B. Sciencecenter (Emily B. Hecht ’11) and the spastic game-show host Ken Karson (Mike A. Yashinsky ’11). As the play progresses, the castaways begin to form a society led by the egomaniacal Brandon (Tony J. Sterle ’11), and only down-to-earth Cassandra (Caroline R. Giuliani ’11) can see the roots of tyranny...
...could. It’s a remarkable play of tension and one that makes the album both thrilling and frightening.Take, for example, “Rivers.” Bejar holds off until just past the halfway mark, then cuts loose in a crash of screaming, cymbals, piano, and spastic classic rock guitar. Likewise, both “The State” and “Plaza of Trinidad” manage to merge country tinges, bluesy undertones, and prog-rock guitar, but both explode halfway through (with organs and screaming, respectively).When not engaging in their usual dramatics, Destroyer...
...Rapid-fire editing and hand-held footage amplify the disorienting effects of the video’s jarring music and absurd images. “Bird Flu” is one messy tumble toward chaos, and M.I.A seems completely at home in the fray. Her demeanor—spastic and aggressive yet nonchalant—is at once totally natural and totally badass. Dancing frantically in bare feet, she giggles about, “making bombs with rubber bands,” daring anyone to fuck with her, as she’s an “outlaw from...