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...Taking for its targets science, government, literature, fashion and the modern institution of poker, 3M1W hopes to offend and mock, revealing the hidden absurdities behind our carnivalesque world. It may be well worth it to abandon Chemistry or Ec for a night and check out this promising show...

Author: By Matthew B. Sussman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three Men, One Woman, Five Plays | 5/12/2000 | See Source »

...from our intent to subtract from anyone's enjoyment of the evening or to offend anyone," the e-mail message said. "We are sorry if that happened on account of our performance...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: At Annual Drag Show, Explicit Acts Anger Some | 5/4/2000 | See Source »

...have tried to be really patient and I will continue to be, though it is also true that my sense of humor and 'flippant' demeanor may at times offend them," Burton writes in an e-mail message. "As Rodney King should have said: 'Can't we all just relax a little...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Everybody's a Critic | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...court martial, his attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) cries bureaucratic cover-up--which the script, from a story by former Navy Secretary James Webb, sees as more damning than the massacre of civilians. The issues demand nuance, not the rhetorical bombast offered in this muddle. It has something to offend every political sensibility but little to offer in thoughtful drama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rules Of Engagement | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...voted 36-7 to remove the flag from its perch atop the statehouse. A much-maligned compromise bill will replace the traditional Southern Cross with a smaller flag to be flown on the grounds of the Capitol - still highly visible, but, proponents of the bill hope, less likely to offend. Although the state House must pass the bill before Gov. Jim Hodges can sign it into law, many feel Wednesday's vote was the beginning of the end in the state's protracted battle over the placement and appropriateness of the Confederate flag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Carolina Legislature Finally Sees the Light | 4/13/2000 | See Source »

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