Word: jacked
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...dominating symbol of this production. Foil and foe to Gregers, profoundly contemptuous of the latter's lofty "claims of the ideal," convinced that the average man or family (like the Ekdals) needs lies and illusions, not ideals, to survive, the worldweary doctor is played effectively--almost too effectively--by Jack Willis, who cuts a Jack Nicholson-like figure with his sardonic drawl and menacing animus towards Gregers. His is the image that lasts, the voice that crowds out the others and cuts down even the moments of pathos, especially at the end. The Wild Duck may not be a tragedy...
...close. The lopsided 5-1 score that marked the Terriers' triumph is not as hopeless as it sounds. Just ask B.U. coach Jack Parker...
...outraged by the negative reaction of right-wing political leaders to the Jack Kemp-Al Gore debate as presented in your article "From Savior to Scapegoat" [NATION, Oct. 21]. It seems to me that any decent human being would commend a man like Kemp, who has the integrity to carry out a moral and honest election debate. It has been made quite evident in recent years that the general public does not wish to see mudslinging in U.S. presidential elections...
...dealing low blows to his integrity. But top right-wing figures say Kemp is "concerned too much about being 'nice' and not enough about winning," and verges on being "incoherent." I found Kemp's behavior in the debate professional, mature and responsible. I may not necessarily agree with what Jack Kemp had to say, but he has one thing no other current U.S. political figure has: my respect. JONATHAN HORTON Fredericia, Denmark Via E-mail...
Over coffee down at the drugstore, Dole is back to having nothing but contempt for the economic theories of Jack Kemp, who is himself back to being in favor of affirmative action...