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Housewives earns points for pushing the network TV envelope. Its dark comedic overtones are a welcome change from the usual saccharine sitcom slop, and the plotlines—mostly concerning the desperations and desires of a group of wealthy suburban mothers—are clever and engaging. Despite its flaws, the show’s mix of quirk and charm makes it (for now) the best primetime soap this side of premium cable...
...VIBE: Funny and frank (John Travolta is too "old and overweight" for a Pulp Fiction prequel), this director's diary is a hoax. But it's so clever even his publicist approves. RATING...
...issue a message of condolence for the carnage. Well into 2002, he never thought the U.S. could stomach the casualties of an invasion to depose him, and then "thought the war would last a few days and it would be over." Said Aziz: "He was overconfident. He was clever. But his calculations were poor...
...LOVES YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTING HIS SON? I asked him that--yeah, he does. He's enormously bright. This really sounds gratuitous, but my favorite person to talk to is Andy Rooney. He's 85 years old, but he's lucid and bright and amusing and clever. I mean, there are these kinds of people. And I really feel the same about...
Rob’s fix for melodic melancholy runs the gamut of rock history, but it centers squarely in American soul and Motown. But where these genres draw their pain through mostly musical means, this is nothing compared to more clever bands who have made albums chronicling their pain through woe-wrought lyrics cast over pop melodies that add pathos to the songs in a brew that never fails to crush the willing spirit. It occurs to me that Rob’s tastes may have never needed to cross the Atlantic...