Word: mocks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hard to hide the annoying sound of the ubiquitous beeper, but now you can improve its appearance. The latest fashion accessory for those who like to stay in touch is the beeper cover, available in quilted, metallic or even mock-crocodile leather. At $22 to $26, the cover is a hot item at Macy's and other department stores. "Sales have tripled since its introduction four months ago," says Jerry Gelbwaks, president of Do-Rio, which distributes the covers for the manufacturer, Beeper-Tux. Experts predict that the use of beepers will increase more than 16% this year, but with...
...enchantment at Harvard's American Repertory Theater, is whether vernacular life itself -- the life of mating, domestic squabbles and old age -- can constitute a sort of art. At times the idea is posed literally, as when writer-director David Gordon places an ornate frame around actors engaged in a mock wedding. At other times the "mysteries" of creation are interspersed with the mysteries of, say, detective stories. The text is often witty, if declamatory, but the real joys of the piece are acoustic and visual. Philip Glass has contributed his customary pulsating music, which has the narcotic effect of nitrous...
...early August, Red Sox pennant fever had almost died. The Sox had fallen into fourth, 11 games behind the Blue Jays in the American League Least. WBCN held a mock on-the-air funeral for the home team. But the Sox being the Sox-and the Blue Jays being the Blow Jays--things soon got interesting...
...early August, Red Sox pennant fever had almost died. The Sox had fallen into fourth, 11 games behind the Blue Jays in the American League Least. WBCN held a mock on-the-air funeral for the home team. But the Sox being the Sox--and the Blue Jays being the Blow Jays--things soon got interesting...
...yourselves and let me have those two seats." In the middle of the bus, a plaster of Paris simulacrum of Rosa Parks will just sit there, a mute symbol of the incident that sparked the epic Montgomery bus boycott. "Look, woman, I told you I wanted the seat!" the mock voice of the bus driver will continue. "Are you going to stand up?" The plaster statue of Parks will remain motionless...