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...really turning my house into a home...When the heat pours out of the oven and I baste the browning bird with all those good juices, it makes me never want to read another issue of Vanity Fair." Bernhard sounds both snotty and heartfelt; her pen drips in a sarcasm so intense it redeems these cliches, rendering them oddly evocative and always hilarious...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Bernhard's Second Book Mostly Cold, Haphazard Vignettes | 7/30/1993 | See Source »

...places, Love, Love, and Love recalls Bernhard's performance style, and one almost bears her distinctive vocal intonation--equal parts sarcasm and elegy behind the words. While this proves that Bernhard is sometimes capable of bringing her live energy to the page, it also suggests that her most effective medium is still performance. Love, Love and Love, like the elusive object it's named for, is occasionally enchanting but too often annoying...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Bernhard's Second Book Mostly Cold, Haphazard Vignettes | 7/30/1993 | See Source »

...could have said my goodbye to the Harvard athletic administration. Thank Yous to Joe Restic, Ronn Tomassoni, Scott Anderson, Bill Cleary, John Veneziano and all the others for putting up with my sarcasm, cynicism and badgering. Your Welcomes to all the same for enduring your cliches and unfailing evasiveness...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: The Long Goodbye | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

...that TRM could have benefited from goodwill generated by the memo, possibly by consulting on subsequent transactions, like aircraft purchases. "I have too much regard for the charter owners to want them to carry the White House press corps, known to be unruly," said Thomason with a touch of sarcasm. "Would I turn in an office which is grossly inadequate again, knowing my motives would be questioned? Absolutely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shear Dismay | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

...dreams. The seeming coincidence of their encounter is belied by Meredith's suspicious behavior, her intrusive questions (prepared beforehand on index cards) and her subsequent attempt to seduce Danny--actions ill-befitting a nun. Haahr is best when she play light-heartedly with her role, delightfully mixing sarcasm and naivete, seductiveness and innocence. Her dizzy ramblings and confused fumbling with her ever-present index cards are endearing...

Author: By Jeannette A. Vargas, | Title: Not Quite A Night to Remember | 4/29/1993 | See Source »

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