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Sure, the emotional warfare appeals to our voyeurism, but it also reminds us about us. We're all afraid of rejection, yet starved for affection. We all take part in the battle of the sexes, the survival of the fittest (prettiest, coolest, sexiest, nicest, blondest), the politics of the morning after. We all like to talk about our social lives, our love lives, our sex lives...
...divine. The young ladies perform in swimsuit and talent competitions; Miss Bible Belt (Randl Ash), whose "hobbies include prayer and fasting," sings the rafter-raising hymn Bankin' on Jesus and speaks in tongues. The contestants also hawk the new Glamouresse products: Lip Snack, a beauty and food aid ("the prettiest protein you'll ever eat"); Smooth-as-Marble Facial Spackle, for the large- pored gal; and the environmentally correct Hair Aware with Air Repair ("in a virtually asbestos-free canister"). But the goal of these living Barbie dolls is higher than mere commerce. They are embodying a woman's unique...
...title role gives one of the most kinetic, infectious and musically shrewd performances in memory. His Holly impersonation is dead-on, but even theatergoers who never saw or heard the original are likely to be won over by his galvanic confidence, charm and sweetness. Here are some of the prettiest melodies of the 1950s, from Everyday and Peggy Sue to That'll Be the Day, rendered with the authentic simplicity of a garage band. They are songs about love, about a boy meeting a girl or hoping to, and they leave audiences wishing their appeal did not seem so nostalgic...
...They are probably more skilled than we are," Morris said. "It's going to take another game like UConn. It may not be the prettiest game of soccer...
Inevitably, they spout a steady stream of happy chatter contending that Harvard has the most brilliant professors and the biggest libraries and the prettiest buildings in the Western Hemisphere...