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...intelligence, Parade is a somber show that falls uncomfortably between the stools of history and art. The facts are treated respectfully enough to make the digressions into cliche annoying. To bolster Frank's status as a victim, for example, his lawyer is portrayed as a clueless Southern blowhard whose legal strategy consists mainly of keeping Frank from testifying and having him make an impromptu statement to the jury instead. In reality, according to Steve Oney, author of a history of the case to be published next year, Frank was represented by two of the most respected members of Atlanta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: The Case Against Leo | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

...blow this persistent person off. They choose to ignore this response. However, rinse and repeat, as many times as desired, they just won't wash out. Unfortunately, unlike shampoo, clueless suitors seem to be a lot harder to get of your hair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SAYING NO TO LOVE | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

...Republican and the Democrat were perfect fall guys for him. The Republican was an ex-Democrat and glibness on wheels, and his big smile looked as if he'd worked on it all summer. The Democrat reminded you of your classic, cheerfully clueless high school principal. Both of them had that tendency common to career politicians of putting their mouths into gear with their minds only partly engaged. They blathered. This made Jesse look like Abe Lincoln...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minnesota's Excellent Ventura | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...being young has its advantages, too. Sometimes people say that I remind them of the 16-year-old heroines of "Clueless" or "Dirty Dancing," and this Halloween, my roommates didn't think much of encouraging me to dress up as Baby Spice. With the new release of "Lolita," Hollywood seems to think nymphets are back en vogue as well. It must be true given my knack for attracting older guys who find some disturbingly kinky pleasure in the fact that I don't remember, for example, Michael Jackson pre-surgery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oh My God! My Life's Right Out of a Teen Magazine! | 11/12/1998 | See Source »

Within the next minute, in some small town, a clueless 14-year-old will slip white shoes onto her black-stockinged legs, and no one will stop her. No leonine six-footer will swoop down from the sky to grab the pumps from her pudgy little feet and rescue her from fashion disaster. No, the skies are empty today. Because the supermodel is dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fall of the Supermodel | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

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