Word: nuns
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...respects a Catholic still, and his work is charged with religious references and rhapsodic diatribes of moral insult that verge on panic. Jesus makes frequent guest appearances, and so do felt banners that parody the soppy semiabstract devotional art of the all-but-forgotten Sister Corita Kent, a liberal nun of the '60s. I AM USELESS TO THE CULTURE, BUT GOD LOVES ME, one of | Kelley's banners reads. He is as deeply immersed in the religious aura of his infancy, pre-Vatican II, as any Chicano postmodernist doing lurid Madonnas...
...costume told a story. David Gergen disguised himself as Richard Nixon, his hands rising in the famous V-for-victory gesture. The much feared adviser and friend Susan Thomases was a Pilgrim. Affable communications director Mark Gearan became a gorilla, while mild-mannered personnel chief Bruce Lindsey wore a nun's habit. Pirate George Stephanopoulos huddled with media whiz Mandy Grunwald, who looked for all the world like a health security card. White House decorator Kaki Hockersmith--Scarlett O'Hara--had her dress made from fabric matching the curtains in the Lincoln Bedroom...
...criteria for judging the ads remains a mystery. Although they were divided up into those receiving the bronze, silver and gold lion awards and the grand prix, the distinction seemed to be arbitrary. The grand prix, an ad for some brand of glue, showed a nun refixing a penis onto a baby Jesus...
...songwriting. On the other hand, a generic Hollywood producer gave Way Out Where a digital sheen more suited to WFNX (which won't care) than to the fans who will actually buy the record. If you've never heard the Verlaines, don't start here--start with Juvenilia (Homestead/Flying Nun), their best and earliest work, recently reissued on CD with several added tracks. The Verlaines faithful aren't quite a church--more like a grad seminar; if you've already done the prerequisites, Way Out Where will make you glad you're taking the course...
Karen Armstrong, 48, who wrote A History of God, has impressively wide scholarship and strong ecumenical credentials. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, part of the time studying literature at St. Anne's College, Oxford. It was there that she began to question the teachings of the church and decided, after considerable agony, to leave her order. She lives alone in north London and teaches at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism. Armstrong has written 10 books, including an account of her convent years, Through the Narrow Gate, and a well-regarded biography...