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...that Western civilization erred when it abandoned pagan humanism for the stern, heterosexual authority of the Judaeo-Christian patriarchy. See Julian, his 1964 novel about the apostate nephew of Constantino the Great. The second area that draws Vidal's scorn is American politics, which he dramatizes as a circus of opportunism and hypocrisy. See The Best Man; Washington, D.C.; Burr. The most freewheeling disdain is directed at popular culture, macho sexuality and social pretensions. See Myra Breckinridge; Myron...
...more institution building going on at the Business School," says George Cabot Lodge, professor of Business Administration, who played a key role both in the conception and the establishment of the school in Nicaragua. "Instead we prefer short-term projects, setting them up and taking them down like a circus...
...decade later, that little improvisation becomes the basis for The Great Dictator's strongest image, that of a power-mad tyrant's lustful pas de deux with the symbol of the world he intends to conquer. From The Professor he salvaged, three decades later, the flea circus routine, now more delicately rendered, that is one of Limelight's comic high spots...
...feel used," one minority freshman told Moses last week, commenting on the discrepancy between the admissions office and freshman dean's policies. Another student, speaking at a race relations conference last weekend, was even harsher: "The College is using minority students like a circus--to perform for other people." The students see the calendar issue as part of a wider University disregard for the concerns of Third World and women students...
...costumes are those of punks and new romantics gone off to the circus and while some seem inspired by the recent new wave film Starstruck, others are brand new and very clever. One cast member, dancer Glenda Medeiros, wears knee-length spandex pants. Spray-painted up one inner thigh and around and down the other is the message. "There is nothing." As she rolls across the floor, spreading her legs with each tumble, the audience sees the words over and over again...