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Essentially, however, it's business as usual in Starship Troopers. Basic training is still brutal. The platoon we follow from the first day of enlistment to battlefield apotheosis contains many familiar types--supermacho drill sergeant, dopey yokel and, at its center, Johnny (Casper Van Dien, a newcomer with a useful, uncanny resemblance to the old B-picture star John Agar), who is the traditional spoiled and aimless kid. He has--need one say?--joined up for the wrong, selfish reasons, but when his hometown is destroyed, Pearl Harbor-style, he embraces the right, vengeful-idealistic rationales for merciless slaughter...
...with so much of their art, we might be tempted to judge the work as a contemptuous critique of the banal. Yet the artists clearly delight in their subjects, and their fascination proves infectious. We cringe at the sight of the dentist's drill and laugh at one clumsy dancer in the disco, knowing all too well that our moves are never as great we think they are. The generosity and empathy of Fischli and Weiss' vision proves that they're never laughing at us, but always laughing with us. And unlike so many exhibitions of critical '80s art, there...
Pain is a necessary part of any athlete's training regimen, but it is self-defeating if it prevents you from making exercise an integral part of your lifestyle. If you change your attitude about exercise from a drill that is painful and loathsome to an activity that can be fun and extremely fulfilling, chances are you'll be more successful in making it a permanent part of your routine...
...people who shop at K Mart know what a drummel drill is [BUSINESS, Oct. 6]? Or a mandoline? Do they use these esoteric devices? Do they eat quinces regularly? I am amazed that life-style guru Martha Stewart thinks she can transform K Mart discount stores by capitalizing on her ideas for home decorating and cooking elaborate meals. Surely her success is due to her ability to sell a dream (not products) to thousands of would-be Marthas. Sure, we'd like to do all of the "good things" she tells us about, but those of us who shop...
...neared the end of her first season--an exhausting an exhilarating drill in new equipment and team relations--Mayer felt her dream taking shape...