Word: bites
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...modern staging also needs some deeper dimension to do justice to the operetta. this Iolanthe shows possibilities but does not explore them; the campiness factor, the battle between sexes, or its interpretation as the first Jungle Fever could all be developed further. As it stands, Fairyland has as much bite as a flat scene on the back of a Crayola box, and the Lords react to its inhabitants the same why they might treat a few militant stenographers demanding a pay raise...
...series of quasi-serious conflicts rather than the farcical situation comedies of the script. Stokes attempts some slapstick with his rejected advance on his prudish wife, but de Lima dulls the exasperations of their frustrated marriage by taking her role too seriously. Only Roemer always sustains a humorous bite in her more emotionally challenging scenes...
Most such spectacular swan dives by inexperienced candidates into national elections turn out to be suicidal. Berlusconi's quest for votes, however, was conducted with all the trappings of a high-powered American-style advertising campaign, complete with public relations consultants and sound-bite coaching. Not surprisingly, the key to success was television. With three national networks at his disposal, the fledgling candidate was able to meticulously craft an image of himself as a savior of a country mired in economic stagnation and convulsed by scandal. Gaps in campaign broadcasting laws allowed him to beam his televised pitch directly into...
...History has already proven that it is futile to apply pressure against China." Though the words evoked the decrees issued by once proud dynasties that long ago turned to dust, they had a particular bite last Saturday as intoned in Beijing by Premier Li Peng. "China will never accept U.S.-style human rights," he said after an afternoon of chilly talks with U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher. But what if Washington revokes China's most- favored-nation trade status? What if America restrains trade? The Chinese leader sniffed, "China can live without it." He noted that the Chinese expect...
...undignified doings of the Russian ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Like Charlie Chaplin's lampoon of Hitler in The Great Dictator, it deflates a truculent buffoon without losing sight of the fact that some windbags blow up with a bang. "Bruce is a first-rate journalist whose work has a witty bite to it," says assistant managing editor Jim Kelly. "He lets the irony and absurdity grow out of the news, instead of just imposing jokes on what happened last week." And like the Supreme Court, which last week paid unanimous tribute to the usefulness of parody, he also knows that humor...