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...fire of its own accord, blowing the screens to shreds; we stand, as the title says, On the Threshold of Liberty. Some of Magritte's images have taken on, with time, a truly prophetic aura. One of these is Eternity (1935). Three pedestals in a museum, with a red rope stretched in front of them. On the left one, a medieval head of Christ. On the right, a head of Dante. In the center, a block of butter. A jab at the contented Belgian stomach, 60 years ago; but today you can't help thinking of the lumps...
...excellent and versatile acting is the only thing that makes this performance worth watching. David Travis perfectly captures the body language and tone of voice of a little girl who loves obscene jump-rope rhymes and messy ice cream pops. John Knepper is impressive as the vacant-eyed but sly Joshua and then as Edward's swaggering, promiscuous lover Jerry. The rest of the cast also turns in a fine performance...
Afterward, Clinton worked his way down the rope line, waving, shaking, touching, posing, always smiling, his blue dress shirt damp with perspiration, the Secret Service agents clinging to his belt when he leaned far into the crowd. The faces of Manchester conveyed the Music Man message that "there's nothing halfway about the Iowa way to greet you." The mood was warm and enveloping as Clinton heard each message of encouragement. "We owe it all to you." "You're doing great." "You'll be a great President...
Lloyd Bentsen said not long ago that George Bush must be a real Texan because "he can rope, tie and brand a lobster with the best of them." Now a New Jersey farming community has discovered that its cows like to eat clams and other seafood. Get ready for Bush Burgers: surf and turf...
...important Democratic constituencies, including blacks. Jackson, who has been groping for a way to elbow into the campaign, obtained a grievance that he can use to browbeat Clinton for concessions. Lenin is supposed to have written, "Capitalists are so hungry for profits that they will sell us the rope to hang them with." Souljah has reformulated that maxim in light of the go-for-it '90s. A few days before her appearance at the Rainbow convention, she admonished the audience of a black radio talk show in New York City to purchase her CD at the record store rather than...