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...Skirts" (directed by Jose Zayas, produced by Rivks Levine) opens with Phyllis Hogan (Sarah Burt-Kinderman) and her 11-year-old son Bishop (Ryan McCarthy) marooned on a desert island, the only survivors of a plane crash. Through flashbacks, we learn that Phyllis was on her way to Italy for a last attempt at reconciliation with her philandering husband, Howard Hogan (Jed Willard), when the plane went down...

Author: By Adam Kirsch, | Title: 'Fat Men' Doesn't Skirt Silver's Complex | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

...first, the desert island scenario is played for laughs; as Bishop complains of hunger, Phyllis pulls a huge butcher-knife from her handbag, with the instruction: "Go cut the arm off that nun." But as mother and son gradually realize that they are not going to be rescued, they begin to drift towards insanity--Bishop, neurotic and stuttering from the start, talks obsessively about Katherine Hepburn, while Phyllis clings to her vanity about clothes and make-up in order to fend off the horrible truth...

Author: By Adam Kirsch, | Title: 'Fat Men' Doesn't Skirt Silver's Complex | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

...Perot can capture 20 per-cent of the vote, Powell's good for at least 35 percent provided he doesn't self-destruct in public, like Muskie or McGovern, or run a terrible campaign and lose momentum, like Dukakis. His splendid performances during Desert Storm press briefings and his recent book tour show that he has the charisma and skill to campaign across America. Thirty-five percent in a three-way race would mean either victory or the election being sent to the House of Representatives...

Author: By Andrew Owen, | Title: Exploding the Myths | 11/8/1995 | See Source »

Rivera said he spent three and a half years in the military, including six months with Operation Desert Storm...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Students Rally Against Aid Cuts | 11/1/1995 | See Source »

...heard Farrakhan say about the Jewish people?" she asked. "Well, no," the actor admitted, "but I like you personally, and you're Jewish, and I come here and buy my airline tickets." The conversation trailed off. Klate and the actor were like two people in the same desert seeing a different mirage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MIRAGE OF FARRAKHAN | 10/30/1995 | See Source »

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