Archive: Arts & Entertainment

Smart talkSMART TALK
by Dr. Weiss N. Heimer


CONTINUE ON:  Obviously, linguistic impairment is no obstacle for getting a government job - consider a recent President - but thank goodness candidates usually say, "Let us continue." 

However, we have patients at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired who linger on instead of linger until they decide to proceed ahead rather than lag behind.  As we say in the South when we don't want to call them names they deserve, Bless 'em.

This reminds me of the old military joke with the oxymoron, advance to the rear.  But that comes under military intelligence, which isn't our subject here.

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CabaretSummer means Cabaret in lansing, and this year's show featured selections from You're A good Man Charlie Brown, Pippin, Wicked, My Fair Lady, jeckyll and Hyde, South pacific, Les Miserables, The Jungle Book, Grease, Cats, Hercules, Guys and Dolls, and A Chorus Line.  Proceeds went to the Lansing Performing Arts Booster Club.

July 27, 2009 - (ITHACA, NY) The Hangar Theatre is one of the first regional theatres in the country this year to get the rights to produce the Broadway bohemian rock musical Rent. This much-loved musical comes to the Hangar stage on the heels of one of the longest runs in Broadway history, and will close the Hangar Theatre's 2009 season, performing August 6 through 22.

Rent is the story of a community of young artists struggling to make their mark in New York's rapidly changing East Village of the 1990s. This life-affirming musical celebrates solidarity and love in the most desperate of circumstances.

 

Crossword Puzzle

Sudoku

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Word Jumble

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Rearrange letters to form four words: Average Puzzle Score=2 Correct Hold mouse over 'Answers' below for solution Word Jumble

Crossword Puzzle

Sudoku

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You need Java enabled to view the crossword applet. If you do not have Java installed you can obtain it from java.com. If do have Java you may need to check your security settings to make sure that applets are enabled, especially if you are viewing the puzzle from your hard disk. In Windows XP you may be able to enable the applet by clicking on the yellow bar at the top of the window and selecting "Allow blocked content".

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Word Jumble

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Rearrange letters to form four words: Average Puzzle Score=2 Correct Hold mouse over 'Answers' below for solution Word Jumble

It's hard to make a movie from a well-loved book, because the fans impossibly want it all.  In the case of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince that would mean 704 pages worth of J. K. Rowling's story in 153 minutes.  And while Steve Kloves' script manages to stuff the salient points into Director David Yates' lavish production, fitting them in strips each to the bone.  While the points are made, they are not made sense of.  For example, when the Half blood Prince's identity is revealed, it is one of the more interesting points in the book.  In the movie it is dealt with in one line.  If I hadn't read the book I might not have believed it.

That's how it goes with all the serious themes in Half Blood Prince, filmed through an ominous gray filter.  What the movie does take a lot of time with is hormones.  Teenaged hormones, and here the film shines with the fickle, hormonal connections in conflict with long-lasting true love.  Will Ron get over the entirely hormonal affections of Lavender Brown to explore a deeper love with Hermione Granger, and will Ginny Weasley dump the shallow Dean Thomas to find her match in Harry?

SMART TALK
by Dr Parley Speake

A CONFIRM:  So you thought the directions to your made-in-Asia appliance were bad?  Institute for the Linguistically Impaired therapist Soto Voce thought so, too, until he bought an Italian leather jacket.  He was proud to own some craftsmanship from the old country, until he read the card he found in a pocket:

"The real calf leather, in order to maintain its characteristics, has to be protected against the raindrops, and treatment can warrant it for spots caused by water or sweat.  The veinings are a confirm of the naturalness of this leather."

Dr. Voce showed me this card one evening in the Fowler Lounge.  "So much for China bashing," he blushed.

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SMART TALK
by Dr Shirley Glibb

COEQUAL:  Even though equal says it all, we at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired hear patients say coequal to each other and equal to one another.  Not to mention that two or more values are exactly identical. 

These people are not all math teachers, even though some of them are linguistically impaired, as well.  They may teach basic fundamentals, such as subtracting to  find what's left remaining and adding an additional value to find the sum total.

My fellow therapists and I hope these teachers are few in number.

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The Hangar Theatre stages Harold Pinter's love-triangle-with-a-twist Betrayal July 22 through August 1. At the height of his career, Tony Award-winning playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter penned this tale of unraveling friendship, duplicitous love, and the inescapable power of attraction. Compelling, surprising, and highly imaginative, it's easy to understand why this is one of Pinter's most popular plays.

Under the direction of Wendy Dann, the passionate drama is a fresh retelling of a women's illicit relationship with her husband's best friend. "Pinter's innovative structure and spare language paint an unflinching and riveting portrait of deception," said Dann. Pinter's pauses allow the listener to fill in the gaps with their own scandalous imagination.

Richard Scarry's children's books has for generations encouraged and connected with children's curiosity. Scarry's classic book "What Do People Do All Day?" is brought delightfully to life on the Hangar Theatre stage with the musical adaptation Busytown, performing July 15 through 18 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.. Little ones will squeal with glee at their favorite iconic critters including Huckle Cat, Grocer Cat, Lowly the worm, and Farmer Alfalfa, among others.

In a big city where there's lots to do and not enough time in the day to do it, how can everything be accomplished? Young audience members will learn about baking and where flour comes from, and travel on a train and a pirate ship!