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Liquor law violations, armed robberies, and declining sales have made this a tough year for the 61-year-old Chen, but he says he is still fond of Harvard students and hopes to continue a relationship with them in the future...
...party chatter. Celebrities stood in line. Comedians worked the fellatio film into their monologues. Johnny Carson: "This is kinda strange country, isn't it? Judges can see Deep Throat but they can't listen to those [Nixon] tapes." Bob Hope: "I went to see Deep Throat cause I'm fond of animal pictures. I thought it was about giraffes." Bob Hope made a Deep Throat joke on TV! It was like a papal blessing...
...Life opens during the couple's early years, when Nicolae was a humble shoemaker and Elena sold seeds at the Bucharest market, then traces the Ceausescus' rise to power and infamy. One lavish scene re-enacts the staged mass rallies they were so fond of organizing; another emphasizes the presence of the secret police, the dreaded Securitate, in every aspect of daily life. Those who lived in Ceausescu's police state "feel sad watching the play," says Dinulescu. For those too young to remember, though, it's a vaudeville treatment of history that's packed with good music and lots...
...stage it. A Day in the Life opens during the couple's early years, when Nicolae was a humble shoemaker and Elena sold seeds at the Bucharest market, then traces the Ceausescus' rise to power and infamy. One lavish scene re-enacts the staged mass rallies they were so fond of organizing; another emphasizes the presence of the secret police, the dreaded Securitate, in every aspect of daily life. Those who lived in Ceausescu's police state "feel sad watching the play," says Dinulescu. For those too young to remember, though, it's a vaudeville treatment of history that...
...room. What he learned is set down in long passages that describe in loving (and graphic) detail the procedures of brain surgery. Work itself is a form of heroism in this book. So is love. So is a dry-eyed realism about our fates. McEwan and Perowne are both fond of quoting Charles Darwin: "There is a grandeur in this view of life." There's a grandeur in Saturday...