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...beyond the usual carousing and debauchery, though, try out the sampling of Irish bars and restaurants in Central Square. When you sidle up to the bar, take note of the bartender's accent. Nine times out of 10, the pub has at least one Irish immigrant behind the bar. Coleman from The Field Bar is but one of the legion of friendly Irish tap masters around town. "I work here several nights a week and think that it's a great job. There are hundreds of other Irish doing the same thing all around Boston too, I'm sure," Coleman...
...them bearing no relation to reality and having no function other than to keep the wheels of the farce heedlessly spinning. But it features a dental assistant (Amanda Peet) whose dream in life is to become a professional killer, the divinely materialistic Rosanna Arquette talking in a deeply goofy accent and a self-mocking supercool Willis. It also has a really good joke about throwing up. You're entitled to ask for more than that in a comedy, but these days you're often obliged to settle for a lot less...
...Millionaire" hot seat. In fact, the television show "Everyone Loves Raymond" should permanently change its name to "Everyone Loves Regis"--the nation just can't get enough of the guy. But what drives television watchers to tune into his morning and his night shows everyday? Could it be his accent? Or his trendy black-on-black-on-black ensembles? Or his Jerry Curl-curled hair...
...describes the gaming operation and its impact upon the community. Next to these, a mocked-up slot machine stands as a model of what has brokered the reservation's transformation. As I read one of the panels, the whitest man I have ever seen, complete with massive gut, Boston accent and wife in tow, passes in front of me, headed for the slot machine. He looks around nervously and surreptitiously removes his wallet from his back pocket. He opens it and takes out a $1 bill, which he repeatedly attempts to feed into the machine. Looking back at his wife...
...Strangely, Carlos has never visited the United Kingdom, yet he admits to speaking in an English accent when giving public speeches. His parents, Mexican immigrants, "were kind of disturbed at first because they're conservative." It is no wonder when one discovers Carlos political leanings in the British political machine: Liberal. Despite his politics, he supports the British royal family as an "essential part of British identity." On the other hand, he castigates President Clinton's indiscretions and thinks he should have resigned. "I was just pissed at the Republicans for revealing unnecessary details," Carlos states. That sounds like anti...