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They are obviously envious of greater celebrity status. Now that might seem a lowly purpose to attribute to such high-minded individuals as Carville and McCurry. But don't fool yourself: both are astute political fighters aware that the ring is inside the television, and that it is controlled by corporate executives unconcerned with politics except as it concerns their right to broadcast what they will...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: K-School Couch Potatoes | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

...brilliant performances of the ensemble cast that ultimately makes this show such a complete and unique success. Lorenzo Moreno '00, as the "wise fool" Touchstone, handles the rapid-fire patter and the physical burlesque of the Renaissance clown with an ease, energy and good humor that's little short of astonishing. In the great Shakespearean tradition, Erik Amblad '98 dashes in and out of three different roles and is scenestealingly hilarious in the tiny part of the bumpkin rustic, Corin. Chuck O'Toole '97 plays Orlando's usurping elder brother Oliver as a marvelously villainous fop in the first...

Author: By Susannah R. Mandel, | Title: The Bard Transmogrified Shines | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

...children, we laugh at the fool-hardy monarchy that devalues our heroine and praises her lovely but boring sisters. But maybe this story speaks more pointedly to us than we thought...

Author: By Tanya Dutta, | Title: Aesthetics, Gender and the Media | 3/10/1997 | See Source »

...Wild Hare," the first cartoon to star Bugs Bunny, shows the rabbit's evolution. Even in this earliest specimen, though, the style and substance of the Bugs and Elmer cartoons are clearly defined: Bugs takes to cross dressing to fool the wily hunter. "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!" was made years later, but is essentially the same cartoon with added finesse. In this update, despite Daffy's attempts to stop Bugs' beguiling banter, Elmer's gun keeps displacing Daffy's break from his head...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, | Title: The Story of One Rabbit's Struggle | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

...price fool you: "Datamatch" means business. I had the privilege of watching my roommate struggle not only to answer but simply to interpret the reasoning behind the "Datamatch" questionaire...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Sending My Love | 2/15/1997 | See Source »

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