Word: evil
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bizarre. His comic scenes made viewers wonder whether he was laughing with or at his characters. His work has shifted from expressionist flights of fancy to a kind of grim, weird naturalism and has tended more and more to portray families as the poisoned wellspring of human evil. He has brought to life the same fumbling, feckless dreamers from the heartland that Tennessee Williams did and, like Williams, has shown a special sensitivity to the yearnings of women. But having seen the world with cold comprehension, he has lacked the perception or perhaps the will to envision a possibility...
...also ran through a "Message to the People of God," a 1,500-word inspirational document that the bishops issued at the close of the synod. The statement called the church the "mystery of the love of God present in the history of men." It is necessary to "avoid evil sociological and political interpretations of the nature of the church," said the delegates. At the same time, they proclaimed, the church must respond to such issues as "lack of respect for human life," "economic disequilibrium," suppression of civil and religious liberty, racial bias and the arms race...
...COURSE, umbrellas are not inherently evil. They are simply an example of a personally beneficial utility being used in an anti-social way. If umbrella users were more considerate they might peacefully coexist with those who use other means of staying dry. For example, the carriers could make efforts to keep their barbed canopies above eye level and, like cars, they could defer the right of way to less menacing pedestrians...
...ignore that. But speaking of tired concepts, how about SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE (Sack Copley)? Dudley Moore plays the Elf who wanted to sell out Santa, and John Lithgow is the evil Toy Manufacturer who wants to get the goods before they hit the sleigh route. Moore and Lithgow put in some agile performances, but the lines just aren't there--not even Moore and Lithgow can improv their way through this debacle...
...more martial side, the Masters of the Universe offers us: "He-man," "She-ra," "Spydor Evil Stalker," "Stridor Horse" and "Evil Horde, Heroic & Evil Figures." The evil hordesmen cost $4.97 each and liberal portions of "Battle Bones" will set you back $8.97. If we conservatively define a horde as one thousand individuals, a small-scale conventional war would cost $5,450--there may be a manufacturer's rebate, I'm not sure...