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...Barnes has described Potter as a "Christian socialist with a running edge of apocalyptic disgust." And Potter's works have provoked disgust in the more easily shockable segments of the British public. The tabloid press denounced the Detective series as pornography, and as Potter recalls, "one Member of Parliament got up on his hind legs and said that he'd counted the number of swear words and bare bums. But that's partly because television is taken more seriously in England, which means more seriously by the fools as well." One scene -- a flashback of a desperate encounter between...
Reagan spent two full hours getting ready for the finale. Up in his private quarters, he sipped warm ginger ale to clear his throat, calm a stomach upset from the night before. "Remember," cautioned Nancy, "this is your last one." Reagan got an impish look. "Oh, I don't know about that." Most other people think they...
...Blue Room, the President was put in the Red Room to await his cue to stride to the podium. That meant 30 more feet to walk, five seconds longer on the approach, more time for the cameras to pick up the stunning seasonal decorations. "We've got to stop meeting like this," quipped Reagan. With his pink cheeks and flawless navy suit, he looked considerably better than his 100 questioners. Still clinging to the theory that Nancy's favorite color would attract his eye, five wore red dresses and 31 wore red neckties...
Good evening, agony fans. Time for another thrilling episode with Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian). For two hours a night, this talk-show host spits out opinions, croons insults, talks people off the suicide ledge of despondency, seduces and then abandons his listeners. Got a personal problem? Barry will mock it. Afraid of blacks, Jews, gays? Barry will make sure you're more afraid of him. Or maybe you just love him. Don't try: "Nothing more boring than people who love you." And when Barry is bored, he cuts off your lifeline -- hangs up on you. Remember, folks: "Sticks...
Faced with such grim statistics, students are mounting marketing campaigns that would put Procter & Gamble to shame. Videotapes that advertise a student's creativity are especially popular. Five years ago, Bowdoin College in Maine received just two; last year it got 100. The variety is astonishing: tap-dancing routines, karate demonstrations and music videos. Not all audiovisuals are helpful, however. When an applicant to the University of California at Santa Cruz submitted a taped comedy routine with sexist and racist jokes, admissions director Joe Allen was so offended that he eliminated the student from contention...