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Almost every normal transition has provided a preview of the tone and method of the new Administration. Kennedy formed his Government in the sagging elegance of his Georgetown home and made casual announcements about his appointees from the frigid front stoop. Nixon installed himself on the 39th floor of New York City's majestic Hotel Pierre, and, as he chose the members of his Administration, the world waited far below...
Three men sit on a stoop, red-eyed, joking with one another. Every day they hold court on these steps, alone or in a group, thinking out loud, passing the day away, brooding. They know they are poor and alcoholic, but most of all they know the ghetto and how it smells and falls apart. They'll tell you that looking you in the eye, and describe how much it hurts. Sure they know. All they have to do is turn on the television and watch Mrs. Middle Class vacuum her horribly dirt-ridden shag carpet to know. They watch...
...Harvard's six championships were more than Princeton's five, and most Cantabrigians like to think Crimson coaches do not stoop to the recruiting methods used by the Tigers' tamers...
...Plaza," "No-One Driving," and "A Blurred Girl," among others, succeed in part because these simple lyrics never stoop to simple-mindedness. Foxx, also varies the tracks, using his voice in more ways than you can shake a stick at. On "Plaza," he sings completely off key with a surprisingly effective result. A lot of thought has gone into the presentation of his basically unmalleable voice, and to almost universally excellent results...
...other racial groups have protested; racist humor is unacceptable on all fronts. The objection that all this is in good fun is as vapid here as it was in the case of the Lampoon. Where racism is present, nothing is ever in "good fun." A theatrical production should not stoop to such a low level just to elicit a nervous laugh or two. Elizabeth T. Partridge...