Word: odd
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Forget the Bauhaus and your house -- it is the Vegas aesthetic, architecture as grandiose cartoon, that has become the American Establishment style. And so the splendidly pyramidal new Luxor and cubist new MGM Grand (both the work of local architect Veldon Simpson) do not seem so weird, since equally odd buildings now exist all over the place...
...Darlene, writer and director Todd Kessler '94 creates a world of odd characters and situations, centered around the owners and clients of two New York dating agencies. With snappy dialogue and solid performances from the two leads, Darlene overcomes some weakness of plot to provide a cute, enjoyable show that capitalizes on the humor of modern life and love...
Having acted professionally for over 25 years, it seems odd that Jones has only recently been discovered by the movie-going audience at large. Shortly after graduation from Harvard, Jones made his Braodway debut in John Osborne's "A Patriot for Me." He later shared the Broadway stage with the likes of Carol Channing, Sid Caesar and Zero Mostel. He was awarded a best Actor Emmy award for his portrayal of Gary Gilmore in "The Executioner's Song" and was nominated for another Emmy for his performance in the mini-series "Lonesome Dove." In addition to his movie role...
Some people have asked me if I find the mass American hysteria over Christmas rather odd, assuming that such an obsession is peculiar to the "materialistic" culture...
...then and now with witty juxtapositions of different moments of history. This potpourri of costumes (Gabrielle Berry), props and motifs is no more unusual than performing a play in the late 20th century, which was written in the late 16th and set in the late 14th. And though this odd, albeit very effective, hodge podge of disparate time periods creates a certain ahistoricity, it succeeds remarkably in its depiction of contemporary America...