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Unseen but much discussed is the suburban couple's daughter, a college freshman who has stopped attending class to provide round-the-clock sexual service to two men. The girl's relatives fatuously assure one another that her self-abasing behavior is a phase she will outgrow. In another subplot, the girl's parents consider divorce, but the audience cannot see the agony they profess to feel. The entire proceedings, staged by Mike Nichols, are life as viewed through Saran Wrap. Although Broadway Veteran Nichols has mislaid his gift for telling detail, he has evoked maximum slickness and verve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Saran-Wrapped Social Security | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

Today we have outgrown that mentality. We acknowledge that it is not proper for whites to don burnt cork. It is my hope that the outgrow the anger that brings forth these unfortunate, division innuendos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jackson's Visit: Sins of Omission | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

...refuse to wash dishes or are otherwise insensitive. Mature. Ready to make a commitment. However, it may mean pornographic when applied to books and movies. Nonexploitive. A favorable term. He doesn't complain about washing the dishes. Nonmanipulative. He refrains from praising her mother's cooking. Outgrow. Explanation for a breakdown of the commitment, e.g., "I've outgrown him." More rarely, "We've outgrown each other." POSSLQ. People of the opposite sex sharing living quarters. A creation of Washington officialese to describe the inhabitants of miscellaneous households. Primary relationship. He strays from the commitment once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Saying What You Mean | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

...subjects were an exotic outback tribe. But the somewhat distant and objective manner that served so effectively to dehydrate his Tender Mercies fails him here. Two girls (prettily played by Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja) scheme to gain admission to the gang, win acceptance and then at last outgrow the group. The tale is not told with great dramatic intensity. Nor is it really as strange and shocking as Beresford seems to think it is. Indeed, to jaded American eyes these teen-agers are rather mild, old-fashioned and languid in manner. As a result, the film is something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rushes: Jul. 18, 1983 | 7/18/1983 | See Source »

...life I never said it. Maybe I did. I don't say anything that would come back to haunt me." But it is also a matter of record that his players, black and white, speak of him lovingly. They never seem to outgrow their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Not Your Average Bear | 12/27/1982 | See Source »

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