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...fantasy world. She imparts a brisk, lush post-modernism to a fable that scans four centuries. But Potter's real triumph is in her pert dressing of an immodest proposal. To be fully human, Orlando says, is to go civilization one better: to be man, then woman, then a blend of the best of both genders. To the battle of the sexes, androgyny is the answer supplied by both Potter and Woolf. "In so many ways," the director says, "Woolf was ahead of her time. Or maybe she was just timeless...
This latest tussle was easily the most significant legislative debate so far in the 103rd Congress. At stake was the President's proposal, which Congress has approved in broad outline, to slice the deficit $496 billion with a blend of spending cuts and tax hikes. But as the revolt on Capitol Hill gained momentum, several alternative plans were put forth, both formally and informally, that had at least three things in common: they sought to minimize the tax bite, maximize budget cuts and reflect the mood of the voters, of which Congress is the all-time champion bellwether...
...decade ago, gardeners like Wheatley would have been considered eccentric, if not downright demented. These days they fit right in with the preserve-the- planet crowd and give a new meaning to the term green thumb. The goal of the back-to-natives style of gardening is to blend the landscapes of private homes into the natural world around them. Why should Texans plant daffodils and tulips when native bluebonnets and prairie paintbrushes create such glorious displays? Why should Southern Californians, who are trying to reduce water consumption, plant thirsty impatiens rather than the vivid wildflowers that decorate nearby hillsides...
This poignant situation inspired Shakespeare for My Father, a one-woman show that is original, funny, often fascinating and profoundly neurotic, a blend of art and psychotherapy. Ostensibly a tribute to her father, the piece is really a thwarted child's cri de coeur for his love and approval, melding mostly accusatory reminiscence with chunks of Shakespeare pertinent to his career, her career or their often remote private relationship. As Redgrave performs on an all but bare stage, a shadowy portrait of her father looms behind her all the time, as if to remind her of an acting ideal...
...Candidatus Perpetuus--This species has a chameleon-like power to blend in almost anywhere. These creatures have adapted a mandibular structure similar to that of the remora--they have lips able to get a tenacious grip on the rear-end of any authority figure in an instant. The Undergraduate Council is a favorite habitat of this species, as is any slow-moving committee with an impressive name. Members can be spotted preening resumes for days on end. After college, the Candidatus pupates for three years before emerging as a lawyer...