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...self-contained and easily manageable in an afternoon, so there's no need to wade through acres of Post-Impressionist gaffes before you find a masterpiece. Particularly noteworthy are the installations of abstract art, German expressionism and the Impressionists, the latter containing an absolutely terrific Van Gogh self-portrait. Plus, it's all FREE with your Harvard I.D. FREE! That's over $20 less than paying someone $20 for no reason whatsoever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bits | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

There is no doubt that Gary Oldman's poignant, visceral portrait of family life in seedy South London is an impressive piece of work--not to mention a sterling, writing/directing debut for Oldman. Nil takes no prisoner. From the outset, the film unleashes a barrage of unpleasantness, in the form of nonstop expletives, explosive bouts of chillingly realistic domestic violence and frequent screaming. The contaminating influence of American pop culture is everywhere, as indicated by choice shots of American brand names (Ford automobiles, Prozac "happy pills"), clips from American movies and glimpses of American cultural icons. Through a gray haze...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevitas | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

...Playboy's newly released College Girls Collection. In a development bound to send an epidemic of aneurysms through the ranks of RADWAC, nestled between the beauties of the Big Ten is Michelle Woodbury '00, a psychology concentrator in Dunster House. Woodbury poses coyly atop a bed in a portrait more revealing than even the most carefully crafted admissions essay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Defense of Hooters and the St. Pauli Girl | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

...highly-acclaimed traditional music group The Chieftans will be performing at Symphony Hall tonight. On the theatre front, look for Pulitzer winner Frank McCourt (of Angela's Ashes fame) and his hit play The Irish... And How They Got That Way and for brand-new Copley Theatre's A Portrait of Oscar Wilde. And every pub--every pub!--has something planned. If nothing else, just go downtown. (And don't forget to wear green...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pieces | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

...little man playing a hymn of hate on an organ, and the man was Hitler. By the time I found it, Harry was away, and I was running the shop. The editors of TIME fell into violent disagreement over my proposal to substitute the lithograph for the colored portrait. In the end, I put the lithograph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1929-1939 Despair: Witness: Ralph Ingersoll | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

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