Word: formely
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Well, of course. It is easy enough to get a solid fix on the R.-and-B. cornerstone of the band's music. It is the Was deviations on the form that require an off-road map. The CD and cassette versions of What Up, Dog? contain a nifty number called Wedding Vows in Vegas in which Frank Sinatra Jr. provides some very atmospheric vocalizing. Clearly, Was (Not Was) musical inspiration has deep roots in strange places. Nothing less should be expected from a couple of guys whose first taped effort was a Frank Zappa tune...
ETHICS IN AMERICA (PBS, starting Jan. 31, 10 p.m. on most stations). What is an individual's responsibility to the homeless? How far can lawyers go in defending a client? These and other knotty questions will be probed in a ten- week series of free-form debates, introduced by Fred Friendly...
While economists may be more open to peaceful coexistence, they still tend to form battle lines over the importance of the budget deficits. Some economists contend that the deficit is no longer a menace because it has shrunk from more than 6% of the gross national product in 1983 to about 3% right now. That is lower than the level of deficit spending during 1975-76, for example, when the gap was widened by a recession. Friedman says he accepts the deficit because it has restrained federal spending. "Sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils," he says...
Imitation, it has often been said, is the sincerest form of Hollywood. So movie moguls are now hot to remake Women on the Verge, with perhaps Jane Fonda, Sally Field or Goldie Hawn playing the main role -- taken in the original by Almodovar's house superstar Carmen Maura -- of a TV actress whose lover has just moved out. This week Almodovar goes to Los Angeles in hopes of picking up a Golden Globe statuette. Women on the Verge has already won the Felix, Europe's highest movie prize. And on Academy Award night, Felix may find an odd-couple mate...
While others in the East bloc have been talking about democratization, Hungary has been doing it. Last week, with the blessing of Communist Party leader Karoly Grosz, the parliament passed new laws giving Hungarians the right to form independent political parties and participate in public demonstrations. The legislature also agreed to enact a further measure needed to enfranchise the parties by Aug. 1, giving them ample time to prepare for next year's legislative elections...