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...delighted with the possibilities of anachronistic dress, sets, and props, can't stop sprinkling them on, even when they're pointless and distracting. Like the abrupt cuts from scene to scene, these anachronisms are jarring and seem altogether a little too precious: a toy robot is set adrift, a bunch of sneakered men are directed in sit-ups by a man in a hooded sweatshirt, and the courtiers at the meeting where Gaveston's exile is discussed are dressed as a bunch of IBM executives. In one mob scene a group of demonstrators wield placards that read "Gay desire...

Author: By Alexandra Jacobs, | Title: In Jarman's 'Edward II,' the Emperor Has No Closets | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...some. Rather it is an extended hyphenation. If, say, the daughter of Japanese and Filipino parents marries the son of German and Irish immigrants, together they may beget a Japanese-Filipino-German-Irish-Budd hist-Catholic-American child. "Assimilation never really happens," says Stephenson. "Over time you get a bunch of little assimilations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Intermarried...with Children | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

From the stands, Restic's Multi-Flex offense looks like a bunch of guys trying to confuse the other team and occasionally themselves as to who has the ball...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Harvard on the Field: Don't Be Confused By The Multi-Flex | 11/19/1993 | See Source »

International terrorism is on the rise today, and the bipolar balance of terror has degenerated into a motley bunch of renegade regimes, all pounding on the door of the nuclear club. Just as Americans are growing uncomfortable with our new role as de facto globocop, our share of the burden grows larger. Our allies are passing the buck: Boutros-Ghali has reported that France, Italy, Belgium, Jordan, and Tunisia are considering pulling out of Somalia before...

Author: By Allen C. Soong, | Title: Foreign Policy by Poll | 11/16/1993 | See Source »

...manager kicked them out of the store because he knew, just like I knew, that a lot of people would look into Au Bon Pain and see a bunch of Black kids and think: Gang wannabes. Crack. Guns. Inner-city violence...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: Reflections On Race and Class | 11/9/1993 | See Source »

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