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...from home for respectable English tourists, managed, appropriately enough, by a cockney signora. Overhearing Lucy and her cousin complain that their room lacks a view of the Arno River, George's father (Denholm Elliott) offers to exchange the two ladies' rooms for his and his son's, which do possess the coveted perspective. Such an amenity is useless to him, he explains, for "my vision is within." So is that of his son, who is perhaps overly introspective, a characteristic telegraphed by his habit of constantly drawing question marks everywhere...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: A Fine Prospect | 4/4/1986 | See Source »

...movie features some beautiful shots of turtles gliding freely through the open see, smiling at their newly-found freedom. There is also the acting of stars Jackson and Kingsley which gives the film whatever focus it does possess. Along with their supporting cast, they spice up the movie with their oddball humor. When asked if he thought he had been a good father, Snow replies, "My daughters thought so, but they were only children at the time...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: By the Seashore | 3/21/1986 | See Source »

Ralph: Facts are the backbone of good argument, my beloved. I hold here in my hand the current winter issue of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. I quote: "From recent empirical studies it can be concluded that most (and probably all) women possess vaginal zones whose tactile stimulation can lead to orgasm." Apparently the long tyranny of the clitoris is coming to an end, dearest. At least until the next dramatic breakthrough of sexual science or the next wave of feminism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: On the Trail of the Big O | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

What could possess even our President to disregard the reports of his own commission that if not for Marcos' fraud, Mrs. Aquino would have 60 to 70 percent of the vote? And why is he condoning Marcos' violence...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: All Choked Up | 2/15/1986 | See Source »

...unfortunately for the Harvard women's ice hockey team, the Northeastern Huskies possess all of the above...

Author: By Ken Segel, | Title: No Consolation in 'Pot Championship: Northeastern Shuts Down Icewomen, 7-0 | 2/12/1986 | See Source »

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