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...Russian Masses Reject the Reforms of Patriarch Nikon? A Critical Look at Historical Evidence--by Georg Michels, postdoctoral fellow, Russian Research Center. Coolidge Hall, room 4, noon...
...moved closer to the center since he took office in 1989. Unfortunately, the party has few leaders suited to take the President's place when his term expires in 1994. Vice President Francisco ("Chico") Merino has aligned himself with ex-Major Roberto d'Aubuisson, ARENA's infamous far-right patriarch. D'Aubuisson, 48, implicated in numerous human-rights abuses, has terminal cancer...
...Daddy, the patriarch of this affluent planting family, Stanley Sneeringer gives the standout performance. When Big Daddy is on stage, he dominates both the action and the dialogue. When he yells for quiet, he gets it--and if he does not get it immediately, he lets go an even more enormous shout...
...HOMECOMING. A quarter-century's passage and a second-rate Broadway revival reveal that what seemed scary, mysterious and darkly funny in Harold Pinter's signature work was mostly just implausible. The one strong performance, by Roy Dotrice as a chortling gutter patriarch, lacks the ferocity of Paul Rogers in the original...
Archie Bunker used to elicit subtle chuckles when his distant toilet flushes echoed through the Bunker house. When patriarch A1 Bundy runs to the john, the conversation inevitably turns to constipation and masturbation. Roseanne wins affection for her lovable white-trash quips. The overhaired, undersexed leopard-skinclad Peg Bundy can only dream of the life of subtle sophistication enjoyed by Ms. Barr...