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Sixteen Candles, Hughes’ debut as a director (he cut his teeth writing comedies like Mr. Mom and National Lampoon’s Vacation) was unique in its realism. Samantha,a teenage movie character who was actually played by a teenager, suffered painfully embarrassing moments, including watching Long Duk Dong find some love within five hours of arriving in town. She was gawky, frequently chagrined, uncomfortable at home and at school—she was real, and the movie was real...
...subtle details of time, weather and place. This novel is so complete a distillation of its theme and characters that it leaves a reader wondering how on earth Phillips can follow it up...This brilliant book seems certain to be widely and admiringly reviewed...the most memorable fiction debut of the year to date...
...Palestinian suicide bomber has evolved since Nabulsi made his debut in the role. Today he is deadlier and requires less coercion. He used to be easy to describe: male, 17 to 22 years of age, unmarried, unformed, facing a bleak future, fanatically religious and thus susceptible to Islam's promise of a martyr's place in paradise, complete with the affections of heaven's black-eyed virgins. Today's bomber no longer fits the profile...
...Hytner, soon to take over London's National Theatre, couldn't solve the problem of how to turn Sweet Smell of Success, the film-noir classic, into a Broadway musical. Trevor Nunn's production of Oklahoma!, which won raves in London, failed to wow the critics in its Broadway debut. The problems can't be totally explained by union rules that usually prevent British casts from making the trip over here. The question is, Have the British lost their theatrical touch or just run up against a cultural divide they can't quite bridge...
...experiences as handling the questions her children got at school about why they do not have a dad. This spring near Tama, Iowa, the Iowa Conference of the United Church for Christ will launch Rainbow Family Camp, a weekend retreat for gay families. And this past June saw the debut of the glossy bimonthly And Baby, a magazine for gay and lesbian parents. Many of its articles are the usual child-rearing-magazine fare, but others, like "Finding a Gay-Friendly Physician," deal with situations unique to gay families. Sold in every state, And Baby has already spun...