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Word: less (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...American flag somehow finds itself draped like a blanket around Jake's shoulder's and later stuffed like a bridle into his mouth or tied like an old rag around Mike's rifle barrel. But these tend to be balanced by moments in which the play takes itself less seriously, as when Lorraine says of Beth and Jake, "A woman who lives with a man like that deserves to be killed," or when Baylor rhapsodizes, "Hunting is no hobby. It's an art. It's a way of life...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Sam Enchanted Evening | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

...Insurance rates go up, insurance companies make a bigger profit. More profits, more jobs for insurance salesmen. More insurance salesmen, more boring cocktail parties. Bad parties, less drinking. Less drinking, higher efficiency in the workplace, larger profits, a better economy...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: The Week That Was | 10/24/1987 | See Source »

...Peer(less) Gynt...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Ibsen Afloat | 10/23/1987 | See Source »

...PEER(LESS) Gynt a social satire? Is it an updated Norwegian folk tale? Is it a meditation on man's quest for self? Is it just an avant-garde joke? I don't know; it's hard to tell...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Ibsen Afloat | 10/23/1987 | See Source »

...does it all mean anything? Is it all just monumental silliness? Is Peer(less) Gynt even worth seeing? I don't know; it's hard to tell...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Ibsen Afloat | 10/23/1987 | See Source »

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