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...rather than apocalyptic in uprooting family scandal. Director Lynne Meadow, who vastly improved on Ayckbourn's staging of his best play, Woman in Mind, here reduces a cry of outrage to an amiable snigger. The haunting final image, of the adolescent daughter frozen in narcotic guilt, becomes a mere echo of a deeper work that is otherwise nowhere to be seen...
...other lawmakers were willing to echo Early's intemperate remarks -- at least not publicly. But there is little doubt that many Democratic Congressmen blame Foley for the continuing political mess that may have cost several incumbents their jobs in primaries last week. One of the defeated lawmakers, five-term Chicago Congressman Charles Hayes, wrote 716 bad checks. Many more may be sent packing in November: a Washington Post/ABC News poll published last week indicated that 79% of Americans are unlikely to vote for Representatives who repeatedly wrote bad checks...
...keen sense of timing. "I really admire him," says Reba McEntire. "He has great instincts, and he is great at marketing." Brooks' inspiration was to kick loose, not at the conventions of the music so much as at the constraints governing performance. His music has enough rock echo to catch the ear of anyone fleeing rap or dance synth on the radio, but it's not aggressive or demanding. It certainly isn't haunting -- you'll have to search far afield from Brooks before you glimpse the ghost of Hank Williams -- but it is insinuating. Even when it's tackling...
Whether it will be as successful remains to be seen. But the profile and power of the Viper are outright provocative. Made only in bright red with curves and scoops that echo past roadsters, the Viper reeks of speed. Underneath the hood is Chrysler's most powerful engine, an eight-liter V-10 that can explode from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 4.5 sec. While some environmentalists argue that the car is an energy hog, its overall performance has impressed auto enthusiasts. "The Viper makes your lips curl, and your eyes bulge with the terror of taking such a beast...
...Members echo Marius' description of the club as an open, friendly forum for discussion on intellectual and artistic topics...