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...were only this simple. Wellman's script is a minefield of abstractions, a barrage of heavy-handed symbolism and non-linear (dis) connections. And where else to witness this fragmented and worn schema of juxtapositions than a junkyard? The mire is realized in James Murdoch's artfully ramshackle set. Littered with couches, barrels, tires and a clothesline, the audience is strewn around the playing space, indistinguishable from the wreckage...

Author: By Robert J. Levy, | Title: Where 'Crows' Fly | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

Students concerned about herpes may now dial a new toll-free number to receive information about the dis-case...

Author: By Kris J. Thiessen, | Title: Hotline Aids Herpes Victims | 11/29/1994 | See Source »

...most extreme objections to Dor Yeshorim focus on the perils of modern science. Dr. Francis S. Collins of the National Institutes of Health summarized Dor Yeshorim in the Times as "a miniature but significant version of Big Brother," referring to George Orwell's dis-utopian novel...

Author: By Arvind M. Krishnamurthy, | Title: Listening to DNA | 12/14/1993 | See Source »

...your momma from P-Funk: The Brides of Funkenstein, Bernie Worrell, George Duke 'n' mo', but George and th'boys keep grooo-vin'. But that's it. Tired out 'n' dried up 'n' re-producing 'n' re-packaging 'n' re-gurgitating 'n' re-jecting this volume Dis on th'brothers. Bustin' out o' th'groove...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: Make It Funky | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

Maybe you watched your parents scratch their heads in bewilderment year after year as they struggled to cut and append to the family's Holiday Card List: If we sent a card to the Johnsons last year but the Johnsons dissed us, is it okay to dis them back this year? If the family dermatologist gets a card, does the family veterinarian get one too? How about the family insurance agent? What the hell is his name again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: When You Care Enough... | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

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