Word: humors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film also makes a stab at humor. After following Diana to the public library. Cusack makes it to the modern art gallery. He stumbles upon some coke-snorting artists without raising an eyebrow, bares his identity as a policeman in a phone conversation, and calmly walks out while the snorters comically try to mask their activities Another funny high point occurs when two thugs plan to hold up a seedy bar. They nervously walk in follow their script to a tee, and target their guns. The only problem is that 40 guns are pointing them in the face Yes they...
While the vast majority of the book can be grating to those readers who feel glutted after just one or two Merv Griffin Shows, the message one takes away can be quite moving. Embedded in the humor we find a barely suppressed fear: for Jack and Babette the reliance on machinery, drugs and quick answers spells an end to basic human dignity, and all they can think about is dying before they have really lived. And the Cracker-Jack Box prize, the incentive for late night page mongers is DeLillo's dialogue, especially between father and precocious son, or father...
From whence such black humor? Are not our basic liberties free from such cruel and morbid pranks...
...time for the Lampoon truly to hold the Ibis sacred. No matter how warped one's sense of humor, a bird's freedom is no joke. Mr. Threskiornis should be set free at once. It is time that he regain his noble birthright and once again be free to stretch his wings and test the Cambridge skies...
...wonderfully authentic performance), "but otherwise I'm real normal." Better than normal. He shines in school, plays Cupid between his mom (Cher) and a rowdy old friend (Sam Elliott), and falls into tender love with a City Lights sweetie (Laura Dern) who can see only his good heart and humor. Metaphorically, Rocky is the beautiful soul hidden in every shy teenager with a bad case of zits...