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...this era of outrageous, genrebending, over-the-top films, it seems imposible that a mere "musical" first released in 1964 could shock our desensitized ninties selves. But the newly re-released "Umbrellas of Cherbourg," a sung-through, "faux technicolor" kitsch-binge, is downright obscene in its shameless, ecstatic campiness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Demy's Restored 'Umbrellas' is a Campy Delight | 7/2/1996 | See Source »

...self-described "adventure capitalist," is a business-creation engine who was clearly born in the wrong place. In England wealth is traditionally inherited rather than created, which makes him an odd duck in the land of mad cows. He belongs in the U.S., the wellspring of genius entrepreneurs and shameless hucksters alike, which is why the flashy Times Square stunt is a perfect way for Branson to signal the next phase of his U.S. expansion. Says Ian Duffell, president of Virgin Retail Group in North America: "We've planted our flag here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANY TIMES A VIRGIN | 6/24/1996 | See Source »

...what do we hate more than lawyers? That's right, jury duty. And big, fat, sleazy corporations with maggoty ad campaigns and overpaid ceos. And shameless, unjustifiable federal subsidies! And corporate legal departments, yes, oh yes, crawling with lawyers with compound eyes and side-mounted mandibles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: THE RUNAWAY PLOT LINE | 5/27/1996 | See Source »

...shared by the Poles, Croats, Ukrainians, French, Italians and many others who had one bone or another to pick with their Jewish neighbors. Each of these societies played eager and willing roles as Nazi accomplices. There are innumerable documented instances of each of the European countries outdoing the shameless acts of their German counterparts in the level of barbarism and cruelty with which they treated the Jewish citizens of their countries. For the countries of the time, it was a question of the degree to which their citizens harbored anti-Semitic feelings, not the existence of them...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: From Ashes to Freedom | 4/16/1996 | See Source »

...senator severely rebuked Weld for using the death penalty as an issue in the race, calling Weld "shameless...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senate Hopefuls Kerry, Weld Debate in Boston | 4/9/1996 | See Source »

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