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...that the Teletubby character Tinky Winky could be gay [NOTEBOOK, Feb. 22]. My daughter is almost two and a regular Teletubbies viewer. One of the first things I noticed when I watched with her was Tinky Winky and his "bag." Bag, schmag! It's a purse, complete with a clasp at the top, just like my grandmother used to carry. I'm not saying the creators were intending to create a gay character, but he is definitely a very different male creature from any we've seen on kids' shows before. DEBRA YEO Pasadena, Calif...
...sort of homage to longtime Lethal Weapon fans, the film ends with a not-quite-maudlin finale that merges with a multi-picture photo album underlay of the credits, but the real end of the movie comes fifteen minutes earlier, when Murtaugh and Riggs clasp each other and pause for a moment after vanquishing the last villain. They have come a long way from their early days, and the scene captures that feeling even for those who don't know the duo's history. Like that scene, the movie as a whole takes both characters a step past their development...
...China, 250 miles southwest of Shanghai, have been a destination for artists and poets (among them the renowned Li Bo), who come to commune with nature in one of its more striking poses--and struggle to replicate its beauty. Along with the artists and poets come lovers, who clasp locks symbolic of their undying fidelity to the chain fences that protect hikers from the plunging precipices. Seventy miles of trails wind around 72 peaks, the two most majestic of which are Capital of Heaven and Lotus Flower. The highest of the mountains is less than 6,150 ft., but their...
What dread grasp / dare its deadly terror clasp...
...beyond his control. After that, everyone expected to be kissed--especially those within the velvet rope who had paid $50,000 to $250,000 for the privilege. This being the '90s, even the men expected something on the order of a full-body-slam hug, followed by a half clasp so the photographer could get a picture. As those of us who have tried to put the brakes on air kissing could have warned Clinton, this is not going to stop at $50,000 contributors. Soon every voter at every town meeting is going to expect a false display...