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Vamps & Tramps is an apt title, and not just because, as the author writes, it "evokes the missing sexual personae of contemporary feminism" -- the drag queens and prostitutes who are the stars of her cosmology. The title also summarizes Paglia's method. Toss her a pop-cultural subject (Amy Fisher...
On the set of his TV show, Allen jokes easily and incessantly with cast and crew, who are effusive in their praise of him. "There are stars who have an imperial rule," says Carmen Finestra, one of the show's co-creators. "Tim has made this a great place to...
To be sure, most of it is somewhat amusing. It's always entertaining to watch others make complete jackasses out of themselves-especially when they seem to have no compunction about doing it. And the guy who stood up in Gen. Fd. 105 clad only in tightly-whites and a...
Inevitably the strong performances of the talented leads drown within the boring and inane plot. When Ruddigore was first produced in 1887, the audience began booing and screaming "Bring back the Mikado!" After that, Gilbert and Sullivan had the good sense to trim down the play, and revivals ever since...
Though in the intervening decades Waters has tried to maintain her civic ties. Chez Panisse has gone from struggling bistro to acclaimed restaurant, where the prix-fixe meal now runs about $65. Waters has even published a series of Chez Panisse cookbooks. And while she still promotes social change, that...