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They constitute a glum triangle. It is extremely difficult to care which of the two guys may be the resident psychopath, and neither the script nor Phillip Noyce's direction creates a growing, compelling sense of menace around Stone's character. In fact, she is presented more as an object for study than as an object of sympathy -- that is to say, rather voyeuristically. It is, of course, possible to see this as artful irony, given the film's theme, but it feels more like carelessness. Or exploitation. Or simple imitation. For like Eszterhas' somewhat hotter, somewhat smarter Basic Instinct...
...Their view of you will change forever," Aunt Ruru explains kindly to her newly-out niece, Frazier. "You will be reduced to an object. It's not fair but that's the way it is. If you wear a purple skirt people will say it's because you're a lesbian. You own an art gallery. They'll say that gay people are always artistic...
...most surprising opposition has come from some of the intellectual parents of managed competition: the idea of grouping consumers and doctors into huge pools that would bargain with insurers over premiums and coverage. It was a foregone conclusion that small insurance companies would object, fearing they might be driven out of business, and they do. The odd thing is that the handful of large companies -- Aetna, CIGNA, MetLife, Prudential and Travelers -- that broke away from an organization called the Health Insurance Industry of America to form the Alliance for Managed Competition are also gearing up to oppose what is supposed...
...unnecessary consumer usage" of medical care, in part by asking patients to pay more of the cost. In addition, some health plans will limit the pool of doctors from which consumers can choose. All of which sounds exactly like the kind of regimentation the people in the TIME/CNN survey object...
...that other war, in Europe, when he greeted soldiers just home from Mogadishu in a photogenic ceremony on the White House lawn. The imagery was intentional: a President welcoming U.S. troops back from exemplary military intervention abroad. While the occasion was to honor their service in Somalia, its real object was to make Clinton look more like a Commander in Chief as he contemplates a much tougher operation in Bosnia. "Your successful return reminds us that other missions lie ahead for our nation," he said. "You have proved that American leadership can help to mobilize international action to create...