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...spleen in the process. As a result most men now know what women have known all along: that males do not posses a monopoly on intelligence, strength, ambition, or desire. Clearly any man who hasn't gotten the message by now is either deaf, dumb, or decaying inside a donut shop somewhere, clutching a newspaper that reads, "LINDBERGH LANDS...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: A Post-Feminist Letter to Men | 11/10/1983 | See Source »

...once more. He has had her dress pressed and sends her to the showers while he fixes breakfast. Whereas the night before he was playing father to Ellen, he now becomes her mother as well. In a famous sequence, he teaches her how to properly dunk and eat a donut. It seems as if he is always "teaching" her something, constantly asserting his control and superiority over her. When her father's detectives show up looking for her, Ellen and Peter carry out an hilarious charade, pretending to be a bickering married couple. Their portrayal of a poor, lowercalss husband...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Saints, Proust and Baseball | 6/8/1983 | See Source »

...love you, Mahvin!" shouts a man behind me. He has a close-cropped head. With his dry skin and broken capillaries, he looks like a jelly donut. "Mahvin, we love yooooooo...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: La Nause'e In The Ring | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

Amusing characters worked behind the counter at Al's. They'd know I was there for my regular cup of coffee and a sugar donut, unless of course the people at work had sent me to pick up an order. I was often dispatched to Al's last summer to pick up hot bagels with cream cheese and assorted other newsroom commodities. My experience as a copyboy at the New York Times convinced me that journalists always crave food. The illustrious editors and reporters always seemed to be snacking on something, consuming some journalistic staple like french fries with...

Author: By James L. Cott, | Title: Hot Town, Summer in the City | 3/15/1980 | See Source »

...NOTEBOOK: WHRB spotter, John Dubaz, failed in his third attempt at the Bermuda Shoot, and ex-varsity cager, Dave Coatsworth, missed on his second try. Is the fix on, or what?... Crowd pleaser Dave Durham is no longer rolling a season-long donut, after hitting for two points last night...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Cagers Down Dartmouth, 71-62; Fleming Soars for 24 More | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

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