Word: marvinism
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...hunter trying to evade the intricate triple pursuit that Screenwriter George Gallo has structured and Director Martin Brest has smartly executed. The FBI, led by burly, surly Alonzo Mosely (Yaphet Kotto), wants the accountant to testify against his former employers. The gangsters want him dead before that happens. And Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton), a rival bounty hunter, dull witted and implacable, wants to abduct the abductee and claim the fee for himself...
Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and PublicPolicy Marvin Kalb disagreed, suggesting thatDukakis would fare well next November by focusingon a vice presidential nominee who could help himwin major industrial states in the Northeast andMidwest. Kalb, who hosted a series of hour-longinterviews with the primary candidates earlierthis year, said Dukakis has "got to win" New York,New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan andIllinois to have a reasonable chance at beatingBush...
...laws proliferate, corporate naysayers may be pleasantly surprised. Studies suggest that redesigning workstations to make them easier on backs, wrists and eyes can increase productivity up to 30%. Says Marvin Dainoff, professor of psychology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio: "If you provide people with the proper tools, they're going to be more efficient." In that sense, what is good for the worker may prove even better for the boss...
...subhuman species known as Toons. They breathe, they emote, and sometimes they get cuckolded by their sultry wives. Jessica Rabbit, Roger's spouse, is one such bimbette. "I'm not bad," Jessica pouts, "I'm just drawn that way." But all Toontown knows she's been spending time with Marvin Acme, who owns the local gagworks. So when Marvin gets bumped off, Roger is the prime suspect. His only hope is Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a human detective who has been burned out and bitter ever since a Toon killed his brother by dropping a piano on the poor...
...modern red brick complex on the banks of the Charles River contains nine research centers, ranging from the Center for Science and International Affairs to the Institute for the Study of Smoking Behavior and Policy. A new center for press, politics and public policy is headed by former Newsman Marvin Kalb...