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...easily overlook Gilbert's misogynist and shallow plot and the few production flaws and completely enjoy the show. The talented cast and the combination of music and comedy make this Pirates of Penzance worthwhile and wonderful...

Author: By Dvora Inwood, | Title: Pirates Enchanting, Though Offensive | 12/13/1991 | See Source »

...techniques of dive-bombing and torpedo bombing were still relatively new, and aerial torpedoes were almost impossible to use in water as shallow as Pearl Harbor. Filching an idea from a recent British torpedo raid against the Italian naval base of Taranto, Genda had technicians create auxiliary wooden tail fins that would keep torpedoes closer to the surface; others converted armor-piercing shells into bombs. But drilling was Fuchida's main task, and all summer his planes staged trial runs over Kagoshima Bay in Kyushu, chosen for its physical resemblance to Pearl. Only in September did Genda tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day of Infamy | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Kincaid read a portion of one of her books after overcoming her speechlessness following Wideman's reading. She finally shrugged her shoulders and said, "I feel so shallow after that...I'll just read this very quickly." Despite her disclaimers, the audience was very receptive to her presentation...

Author: By Sara M. Mulholland, | Title: Writers Read for Homeless | 11/23/1991 | See Source »

...time draws near for the Plaids to return to that place in the sky where all good (and good-intentioned) singers go. so if you're looking for a way to spend an evening of undemanding entertainment in convivial surroundings, try Forever Plaid. Sure, it's superficial and shallow. But who expects deep philosophical revelations from a musical, anyway...

Author: By Ashwini Sukthankar, | Title: Dumb Plays Wear Plaid | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

...prima donna side. They hardly seem in need of comeuppance, but they get it. In Doc Hollywood, an ambitious young man (Michael J. Fox) with plans to become a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon gets stuck in a small Southern town and soon learns how shallow are his dreams of wealth, prestige and comfort. In The Doctor, a heart surgeon (William Hurt) contracts throat cancer and finds he must endure the impersonal hospital "care" he has administered so blithely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paging Doc Jollygood | 9/9/1991 | See Source »

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