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...aplomb to make fun of yourself is almost transcendentally bitchin'. "I suppose my film persona is somewhat a reaction to my stand-up routine," says Beat. His own acting style, he says, is influenced by the traditional stagecraft of Japan's noh theater?long, intricate courtly dramas written to entertain the royal family a thousand years ago. "A noh mask is a completely expressionless mask," he explains. "It's unnecessary for the actor to act dramatically. What the audience can see and interpret is limitless." Beat Takeshi is a modern manifestation of that noh mask: today's Japanese...
...Capitol Steps had an inauspicious beginning at a Christmas party in December of 1981. Several Congressional employees planned to entertain their guests with scathing impersonations, songs and skits, mocking their Capitol Hill employers...
...teenager I know has friends who believe she is disadvantaged because her family has only one television set. She and her father have a couple of special programs that they enjoy together each week, and she sits down with her parents to watch shows that interest and entertain. And this teen is involved in worthwhile artistic and volunteer activities. Ultimately, the parents must decide who will run the home--the parents or the television set. LISA ROSE Bellingham, Mass...
...self-respecting cat does not entertain fantasies of becoming a dog. The cobra does not aspire to be a mongoose. And it is against nature for a columnist to become a politician or, more dangerously, a Cabinet officer...
...These companies expect very brisk sales in the coming year. Meanwhile, scientists at Harvard and Berkeley are getting together to propose a foolproof national system. Conferences and symposiums on voting reform are springing up everywhere. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer promises to set up a commission to entertain all suggestions and pick us out a winner. Hillary Clinton wants to ditch the Electoral College. Bill Clinton thinks something ought to be done...