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Solondz' film is not just a nostalgic tribute to suburbs or even geekiness. At times he brings a malevolent darkness to "Dollhouse" which complements well the more mundane perversions of junior high life. Brandon McCarthy (Bredan Sexton Jr), a thug in Dawn's class, shows his affection for the hapless Dawn by making a variety of dates with her on which, he informs her ahead of time, he will rape her. It's a dangerous move on Solondz's part, but within the context of the film the threat of rape becomes so unreal, so divorced from the reality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hell Hath No Fury Like Junior High in New Jersey | 7/2/1996 | See Source »

...hapless writer comes back later in search of his Harvard mug and gets smacked in the head with his bosses' nameplate yet again...

Author: By William E. Rehling, | Title: Homer-palooza...from a Harvard perspective | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

Last week, when Dole sat down with Bush to discuss China and other matters, he could take comfort from the ex-President's experience. But not too much. Bush won the White House after facing one of the most hapless campaigners in memory. Dole is facing one of the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: LOOK WHO'S TALKING | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

Dartmouth's .250 overall winning percentage may not be enough to strike fear in the hearts of opposing players, and the shower of runs Penn scored--26 in two games--on Dartmouth's hapless pitching staff doesn't make them seem like title contenders...

Author: By Brian N. Phillips, | Title: Despite Weather, Baseball Races Heat Up | 4/17/1996 | See Source »

AFTER SIX MONTHS of hapless shopping for a new Chevrolet Suburban sport-utility vehicle, Phillip and Julia Maloney of Marietta, Georgia, were almost ready to give up. No matter how hard they haggled, they could never find a model with the features they wanted at a price they could afford. Then last January, Phillip, a postman and after-hours computer enthusiast, discovered a referral service called Auto-By-Tel on the Internet. He typed in what he was looking for at 11 one night and got a call from a dealer the next morning. "They talked price on the phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUYING A CAR WITHOUT THE OLD HASSLES | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

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