Word: mix
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with so private an issue. In a Los Angeles Times poll last year, 61% of those interviewed said abortion is morally wrong; 57% of them believe it is murder, yet 51% think it should remain a woman's decision. When rape and incest and parental authority enter into the mix, the numbers become ever more confusing...
...Bagneris, long-legged, loose-jointed Papa Du (Bagneris) leads his squabbling trio of red-hot mamas through a re-creation of black vaudeville in the 1920s. Sandra Reaves-Phillips is a standout as Big Bertha, and the five-piece band, led by clarinetist Orange Kellin, delivers up a joyous mix of blues and ragtime that leaves the audience shouting...
...friend, the late Hector Paradiso. Hector's violent death was marked as suicide, but Mendelson knows who shot him and why. The cover-up is reminiscent of an actual Los Angeles scandal; the malicious dialogue and the insider's knowledge of West Coast society are Dunne's alone. The mix is simultaneously off-putting and wickedly informative. Think of Rex Reed...
...life. Pope Leo returns from the operation like Lazarus from the dead. But he is a changed man, with plans to alter his church for the better. It is then that the assassin moves in for the kill. No one but West would dare to mix irony, suspense and faith -- and get away with...
...there, don't go for the mix-ins, because watching Steve's inexperienced workers mush gooey Snickers bars into your vanilla ice cream against the counter will make you sick to your stomach. At Herrell's, watching them make smoosh-ins is like watching artists at work. At Steve's, it's like watching little kids play with their food...