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ANYONE WITH THAT much self-awareness absolutely shames 90 percent of the real hacks out there, who pirouette about with pretentions of literary grace. Crude as hell, but damn if you don't know what he means. King grabs you in places that make you squirm, places you'd rather not talk about, but nevertheless he grabs you and WHAM! That's why his writing is so good even when it's dealing with the most ridiculous of subjects: he knows you, knows your culture, knows where to slice and to squeeze...
...Democratic Party, has failed to challenge D'Amato's hold over the state. Hardly a flashy speaker, the senator has used back-room politicking to amass a $7-million war-chest, and judging from Cuomo's bungled attempt to have the party nominate Dyson, the governor doesn't squirm at having New York represented by an ardent conservative...
...where did our love go?"). They thrill again to the eloquent plaint of the Shangri-Las ("Remember, walkin' in the sand") and the sly taunts of the Angels ("My boyfriend's back, he's gonna save my reputation/ If I were you I'd take a permanent vacation"). They squirm a bit at the references to J.F.K.'s assassination and the Viet Nam War, then perk up for so-fine evocations of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Janis Joplin. The '60s and some of its prime shakers are dead, but the decade's survivors figure they can revive...
...squirm while watching the play and feel that hot blush starting on your neck, but--like the rest of the audience--you'll probably laugh as heartily at the smut as you did in fourth grade. But underneath the laughter, Cloud 9 has a squalid streak and leaves you feeling as though you might want to wash your mouth, or more appropriately your ears, out with soap...
...best in film: veering unnervingly between caressing affection and blind rage. Small wonder that as the son, Macchio looks so skittish that his feet are almost never flat on the floor: he is forever on his toes, primed for flight. Early in the play De Niro makes the boy squirm by pledging to be his best friend, a pal so close he would pick his son's nose for him. Later, when he learns the boy has sampled heroin, he aims a loaded gun at his offspring, then at himself. Cuba is less angry about drug use--he snorts cocaine...