Word: joking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second act, dealing with more serious topics, is not so joke-filled as the first, but its satire of the Eighties is bitingly funny. Mendel most openly condemns the new decade: "half my patients/yuppie pagans/modeled on this/Ronald Reagan" Yet he and Trina seem to be living quite the yuppified Laura-Ashley-decorated lifestyle. In this act, real love develops between Whizzer and Martin, as does some of the loveliest music of the show. In these quiet, poignant moments, the cast's talent for handling emotion with delicacy and without melodrama and their collective vocal strength, is most clearly showcased...
...outrageous that the only mention of human-rights violations in Cuba comes from Fidel Castro--and, worse, as the punch line of a joke--since all major human-rights organizations have repeatedly condemned his regime as one of the world's most repressive. As for the statement that there is ``no organized opposition'' to Castro inside the country, perhaps this is because dissidents are routinely harassed, beaten and jailed at his order. Having met many of the men and women who bravely jeopardize what little freedom they have to achieve a new Cuba, I am certain they would be eager...
...Dream" aims at black comedy, it alternates shizophrenically between fits of wild absurdity and tearful sadness. Next to the antics, the film's serious moments could be scenes from a different work. Most of its characters are one-sided, unconscious extensions of their Hollywood personalities. Part of "Dream's" joke is that they are type-cast, but they either don't know or don't care...
Frankly, I pity all of you. Your newspaper is a joke, and the problem is, you don't even realize it. Maybe if you look at your student subscription rate, you'll get a clue. Most of all, I feel bad for the good people that work at the Crimson who have to be associated with the rest of you--those at Fifteen Minutes, in the Sports and Arts Departments, and reporters like Jeff Gell, Tom Horan and Andy Green...
...disembark, the captain and his co-pilot come out and stand with the flight attendants. Instead of the usual "Bye, bye, bub-bye," people laugh and joke with each other, and congratulate the great-grandfather one more time...