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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Actually, the absurdity of this film is quite intentional-the writers, director, and actors all embrace it wholeheartedly. So, too, will many viewers: the smart pacing, nimble performances, and wry sense of purpose ease the audience into the right mindset. The unabashedly titillating images and stomach-churning humor somehow seem less offensive when viewed in the film's self-knowing package...

Author: By Daniel A. Zweifach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hands-Down Fun | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

Mary Jo Salter's poems at first seem to be simple description. She paints objects for us: the French countryside, a child's handmade magnet, a rainbow, a movie. Pretty collections of words, aesthetically pleasing. You seem to just slip over them, letting the images slide in and out of the brain, remaining only that, images...

Author: By Lauren M. Hult, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hello? It's Elemenary, My Dear | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

Mary Jo Salter's poems at first seem to be simple description. She paints objects for us: the French countryside, a child's handmade magnet, a rainbow, a movie. Pretty collections of words, aesthetically pleasing. You seem to just slip over them, letting the images slide in and out of the brain, remaining only that, images...

Author: By Lauren M. Hult, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hello? It's Elementary, My Dear | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...competing waves, one in the shape of a hammer and sickle and the other resembling the face of Alan Greenspan. That way, at least the fans wouldn't have to put on a gag when they walk into Camden Yards. As it is, the Orioles and the Cuban government seem to want to promote "contact" and "dialogue" between the two nations without the citizens of either actually speaking to one another...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Hey, Batter, Batter | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...while this may seem risqué to all of us who are used to the more sedate postures of our favorite professors, this use of space was indeed tame for Monk. At an outdoor performance at Connecticut College in the late 1960s, Monk used six horses, 25 motorcycles, multiple tents, a boat and a VW van during a performance that lasted from 4pm to 10pm, with dinner served in the middle. For another performance, Monk used a goat, which she later deemed "highly unsuccessful," as the hungry goat ate the set, which had been composed entirely of straw...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Monk Charms with Polyphonic Chant | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

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