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George Carlin, he says, "made the language his personal puppet. He took words and phrases and sliced them eight different ways." Richard Pryor, he says, was perhaps the greatest artist of all stand-ups; his stories had beautiful and elaborate structures. Seeing both Carlin and Pryor onscreen, though, you feel the anger simmering beneath their routines. Stand-ups have a quarrel with the universe, a chip on their shoulder that they turn into comedy. "Stand-up is socialized aggression," says...
This week’s incarnation was Puppet MacBeth, the Shakespeare play done with an entirely ceramic cast. Past weeks have featured the artist in residence at the Office of Fine Arts and the Arts editor of Rolling Stone. Mergel said students were feeling the renewed spirit of Adams House’s artistic community. “I’ve had sophomores come up to me and say, Adams House really is the Arts House,” Mergel said. But she said the Arts table wasn’t about House pride. Rather, the table was created...
...INSPECTIONS, Sept. 30], why not act against other nations that have them? If the goal is the liberation of the Iraqi people, then why aren't those who want war speaking up for the other oppressed peoples of the world? The main U.S. objective is to install a friendly, puppet-like regime (probably not a democratic one, considering Iraq's past) that will greatly lessen U.S. dependence on Saudi oil and allow the U.S. to pressure Riyadh on its record of exporting terrorists. GORM BJORHOVDE Tromso, Norway...
...PETS.COM PUPPET, 3, is the mascot for 1-800-Bar-None, which finances auto loans for customers who are credit risks. Its slogan: "Everyone deserves a second chance...
...this scene from The Adventures of Pinocchio, the mischievous puppet delivers a kick to hapless Geppetto's nose...