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...perhaps, a woman who has had a taste of revenge and would like to gulp down more of it. Believing that no one is likely to accept their account of what happened in the parking lot, Thelma and Louise decide they have no choice but to make a run for the Mexican border. This long concluding passage of the film, rich in irony and ambiguities, is fueled dramatically by a slow, steady shift in their relationship. As Sarandon notes, Louise suffers "great remorse" about the murder. "It doesn't change the world, and in the long run it doesn...
Then again, some people may become dependent upon alcohol after the very first gulp. Those with a genetic predisposition towards alcoholism are said to be up to six times as likely to become alcoholics...
...excuse to muscle and perhaps muzzle the shock jocks, notably New York City's morning maven Howard Stern. Was Stern hurt by this notoriety? Not at all: his show is now aired also in Philadelphia and Washington. Turn him on, and odds are you can't gulp down your morning coffee before you hear him say "penis." Last year, in the guise of his comic superhero Fartman, he placed a call to Iran and mercilessly berated the poor Shi'ite who picked up the phone. Fans of shock-jock jokery highly prize this rude dude. Trouble is, anyone scanning...
...chairs in the reception area. There is a pink motorcycle parked in the '50s diner called Rock and Rolls, and there are pink chandeliers in Scheherazade, the restaurant overlooking the baccarat pit. (The Scheherazade is conveniently located so that gamblers below can order whatever they fancy and then gulp down dinner without taking their eyes off the tables...
Make no mistake, America has not yet reached that degraded state where most people gulp down microwavable products rather than food. But in a nation of harried two-income families, where meals are primarily an opportunity for refueling, it is hard to dismiss market researcher Faith Popcorn's bold prediction that "there aren't going to be stoves very soon." Others forecast that by 1995 half of all American kitchens will play home on the range with two microwaves. A Wall Street Journal survey found that 75% of Americans believe the microwave oven has made "life a lot better." Consumer...