Word: sideshow
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...schlock. It's also mean-spirited and cynical," sniffs academic dean Wayne Morris. "Art attempts to address the human condition," says visiting faculty member Moe Brooker, "and you don't trivialize the human spirit." Nor do you feature "a sideshow" in the window, says student Pam Feldman, when you are collecting $15,500 in tuition from someone who invests "all my time and energy to become a better painter...
...penalty shot] could have been called, it could not have been called," Prestifilippo said. "I've seen none here and probably only one or two in high school. I just wanted to win the game and that was kind of just a sideshow...
...hired a shady Chicago sculptor to turn a block of gypsum into a 10-ft. Goliath, which was shipped to a relative's farm in Cardiff, N.Y., for burial. After a year of underground seasoning, the figure was "discovered," and Cousin Stubby's farm became a combination Lourdes and sideshow. Suckers and scholars (not always distinguishable) lined up to pay a dollar a peek...
...guys. The musical dances daintily away from the question on everyone's mind--How do Siamese twins have sex?--in favor of more palatable soap opera. Will Terry, the impresario who guides their career, overcome his queasiness and fall for Daisy? Is Buddy, who discovered them in the sideshow, the right guy for Violet, or is he just angling for a share of the concessions from the Cotton Bowl wedding they've got planned? Most crucially, if this musical becomes a hit (and it could), which twin gets the Tony...
...most political activists, maneuvering a bill through the twists and turns of Congress is the ultimate act. But for antiabortion activists, last week's overwhelming vote in the House to ban partial-birth abortions was merely a sideshow. They knew President Clinton would veto the bill--and on Friday he did, effectively putting off any more debate until next session. More important, they knew there is another battlefield--statehouses across the country--where, time after time, they are winning the fight...