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Television makes coverage of the Oscar parties seem so easy. It can flit from lavish bash to lavish bash in the wink of a mascaraed eye. But for the humble reporter in Hollywood (a dying species of which I'm clearly not a member) it is a little harder. One has to pick a maximum of two or three events per 24-hour party cycle and hope that those chosen soirées will yield moments that reflect the industry's celebrations. You might not be at the Vanity Fair party at the precise moment when Russell Crowe finally encounters...
Even though there is a narrative, the play is mainly a study of a diseased mind. The Son thinks in music. He is a child prodigy at the piano, and his musings flit around the tones of baseball bats, humming power lines and clicking typewriters. But he becomes disillusioned with music after the accident. The piano is a lifeless manifestation of the comfortable suburban lifestyle that is wrecked forever...
...child murderer Myra Hindley. With headliners like these, it?s not surprising that the museum has slapped an "R" rating on the exhibit, and no one under the age of 16 will be admitted without a parent. Of course, most parents will probably stand, flabbergasted, as their children blithely flit through the exhibit, listening to Eminem on their headphones...
...your wealth of knowledge. You'll soon discover that Harvard students know how to work it like no one else--networkit. You are surrounded by social climbers, but unfortunately, many of them have spent so much time mastering the process that they've forgotten the content. They flit around the room, eyes glowing and smile glittering with each "Hi! It's so good...
...common in senior centers, where the ratio of women to men averages 7 to 1. Since fear of pregnancy is no longer a concern, many seniors don't use condoms. And Viagra has added more fuel to an already volatile mix. Physically fit single men, dubbed "condominium Casanovas," often flit from one woman to the next, sometimes passing along AIDS. Widowers often hire prostitutes. The manager of a Miami apartment complex once asked former Miami Beach geriatric counselor Vincent Delgado to speak to an 82-year-old woman who brought young men to her apartment for sex whenever...