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...also succeeds in recreating the detail of Brecht's fanciful vision of America as a Babylon on wheels. Sordid vulgarity falls from the garish costumes, the trashy props, and the giant neon arch--inscribed with the names of the seven sins lighting up in succession like a stage-wide slot machine that lands on whichever sins is being acted out below. In this world, beauty becomes a painted go-go dancer, so it's no wonder lust, pride and anger should seem more virtuous than the alternatives of self-denial, hypocrisy and quiescence...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Brecht in Boldface | 12/9/1980 | See Source »

What child would eschew this furry lighthouse in favor of slot cars or Barbie dolls? And only $10--it costs $16 to sponsor a foster child for a month...

Author: By Bill Mckibben, | Title: Every Child a Deity | 12/9/1980 | See Source »

...ultimate in racing realism comes from Tyco, which has put together a traditional slot car racing set with a twist--Supersound. Cars rev their motors, the starter's gun sounds, engines roar, tires squeal, and should there be a mishap, should the autos "skid and fly off the track," then there are the sounds of a real "CRRAAASH...

Author: By Bill Mckibben, | Title: Every Child a Deity | 12/9/1980 | See Source »

With Lisa Harrison and Courtney Stimpson competing in the Princeton Invitational tournament, Jackie Corrigan moved into the number one slot to face Allison Myers, Wesleyan's finest. Myers won the first two games by the smallest of margins...

Author: By Ari M. Lieman, | Title: Racquetwomen Thwart Cardinals, 5-2 | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

...Crimson failed to get help from the fencers who shared the fourth slot on the team but Rivets said, "That will come with time. Right now we're just lacking some experience...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Fencers Rally Against MIT; Score Double Win in Opener | 12/4/1980 | See Source »

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