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"You're not so jolly. And Peg is much bigger than you are."

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Inferiority Complex | 9/22/1984 | See Source »

Cathy suddenly giggles again, clearly at some random thought, as she asks, "Did you ever read those really old books about girls' boarding schools? Grace Harlow or someone? There were a lot of them at a resort we used to go to. Anyway, there were always four girls. One beautiful...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Inferiority Complex | 9/22/1984 | See Source »

But it gets worse, far worse. Peg is big and jolly, and so blatantly maternal that any semi-conscious reader can see her realization that she is a lesbian coming years before she or her family does. Cathy, the only one of the four main characters who inspires not even...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Inferiority Complex | 9/22/1984 | See Source »

All twinkly and crinkly, spouting sentimental songs and blarney-encrusted stories, the face of a certain kind of jolly theatrical performer used to be referred to as "the map of Ireland." For a revised and updated emotional cartography, audiences are advised to stare long and hard into the physiognomy of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Passion on a Darkling Plain | 9/3/1984 | See Source »

The Reaganites do not seriously consider the possibility of losing. Although the campaign's success will hinge to an unusual degree on the candidate's personal magic, he is more than just a jolly master of ceremonies: Reagan goes to the voters with a message and a record in office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Magic and the Message | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

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