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...institution of marriage. The script contains an innovative comedic twist: it is composed entirely of Freudian slips. The prissy Jane (Jane Sperling) and her luggish fiancee Dink (Ron Weiner) coo at each other about becoming "moan and woof" and their upcoming "hiney-moon" in "A Frantic City." Jane must reject her "old toy-friend" Jerry, played by the slouching, smooth-talking Brent Johnstone, as must Dink shun the advances of Pam Shores' provocative Alas, before the couple can properly appreciate "encaged" life...
...Determination to Transform. Officials in Washington reject the premise that Russia's reforms are doomed or that Yeltsin's position is in peril. "Are we losing Russia?" asks a senior Administration official. "No. On the contrary, I'm relatively optimistic." Slight progress is showing: according to one of six exchange rates, the ruble's value has improved from 110 to the dollar to 80, and some prices -- even for sausage -- have actually declined. Russian opinion polls indicate Yeltsin's authority may have strengthened...
...Illinois. But the latest polls show him within striking distance of Clinton, and his strength is not entirely inexplicable. As elsewhere, Tsongas benefits from the perception that he is a truth teller willing to inflict pain on a nation ready for castor oil. While the disadvantaged reject his message, it resonates among better-educated, higher-income whites -- the very Democrats most likely to vote on March 17. Around Chicago, Tsongas is also doing well among the white ethnics who voted for Reagan and Bush, not because he is seen as a strong leader but because Clinton is viewed...
Whatever approach you take, be sure to ignore those who tell you what you need to listen to, but cherish the advice of those who share with you the pieces and composers that they love. Accept people's sincere advice, but reject their snobbery. For there is nothing more exciting than the discovery that you share someone else's tastes. And remember that you can listen to everything, but you are not obliged to listen to anything. You will develop a passion for classical music, but only if it is a delight and not a duty...
...question remains of why so many women with firsthand experience of discrimination still refuse to call themselves feminists. There is something in the label that a lot of women, especially young ones, reject even as they acknowledge how much the movement increased the opportunities available to them. Younger women "think of feminists as women who burn bras and don't shave their legs," says Pat Schroeder, dean of Capitol Hill's 29 Congresswomen. "They think of us as the Amazons of the '60s. The facts have no relation to it, but it's become conventional wisdom...