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There have always been two sides to the Allen persona. One is the neurotic self-pity, echoed in the perpetual plaint, "I would never belong to any club that has me for a member." The other is a neurotic self-indulgence, which expresses itself in fantasy. An element of fantasy has consistently pervaded Allen's films, beginning with the premise that svelte Diane Keaton could ever fall for such a patent loser. Often, the fantasy backfires; but in Annie Hall--as in real life, where Keaton and Allen are living together--fantasy has a way of coming true...
...principle that the inverse of any cliche may well be a joke, since the essence of a cliche is predictability, while the punch line of a joke arises from the inappropriateness of a response to a situation. Rearrange a cliche or put it where it doesn't belong, and it becomes perversely funny, knocking your sense of normalcy out of kilter. But there's a catch. If a cliche isn't entirely out of sync with a situation, it automatically reverts back from punch line to commonplace...
Carter's dilemma was that any comprehensive approach to energy consumption and production had to contain specific proposals repugnant to many groups. On energy, indeed, all Americans belong to one or more special or sectional interests, depending upon their personal transportation, heating, and vocational or leisure habits. Carter's program faced the danger of being sliced to death even by those in sympathy with its broad goals. It would have been politically hard, if not impossible, for Carter to demand more severe sacrifices by everybody when Congress might not even pass a package requiring small sacrifices. The proposals, after...
...conference does get off the ground, much of the credit will belong to its prospective chairman, British Foreign Secretary David Owen, 38. Last week the neurologist-turned-diplomat returned to London from an eight-day fact-finding trip to Africa. He impressed both white and black leaders with his candor, youthful idealism and realistic understanding of the Rhodesian impasse. Rhodesian diplomats, who were angered by the cold aloofness of a team led in January by Britain's U.N. Ambassador, Ivor Richard, described Owen as "tough" and "refreshing." He is hopeful that the heads of the front-line states-Angola...
...study, The American Family Report: Raising Children in a Changing Society, was based on a probability sampling of 1,230 households with one or more children under 13. It found that 43% of the parents belong to the "New Breed." They stress freedom over authority, self-fulfillment over material success, and duty to self over duty to others-including their own children. The study found that New Breed parents are loving but self-oriented, and they take a laissez-faire attitude to their own child rearing. Says Yankelovich: "It's not the permissiveness of the '50s, which...