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...nightmare casts a long shadow over playful innocence. Nevertheless, Oh-Ok does succeed in balancing the eerie, depressive tone of such songs as "Choukoutien" and "Elaine's Song" against the quiet, lightweight charm of numbers like "Straight" of "Giddy Up." And throughout the album, Oh-Ok manage to sustain a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere, without resorting to complicated, labored sound effects that would undermine this EP's simple, uncluttered quality...
According to a 376-page report compiled by the Democratic-controlled House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, U.S. combat readiness has declined rather than improved under Reagan, despite sharp increases in military spending. The principal charges of the 18-month study: the Army "cannot be sustained in combat for any extended period of time"; the Navy is "unable to sustain full combat air and surface operations for more than a week's time"; and the Air Force is "not capable of conducting sustained conventional war operations against the Soviets...
...movie's makers wanted to let us in on some Inner Message, but the connection between the weirdness on screen and this message is never made clear. The opaqueness of Nesmith's vision in the end makes Repo Man--well...dell, with only a very cool hardcore soundtrack to sustain it. Mad Max--where are you when we need...
...notable is Paul Martignetti (Hans Rilow), who performs one of the most difficult episodes of the play, a masturbation scene during which he lies alone, center-stage, delvering one of Wedekind's most passionate monologues with unsettling honest and emotional force. The rest of the cast energetically support and sustain the play through numerous changes of style and mood...
...News & World Report (circ. 2.1 million), a purchase that will vault him into the major leagues of American journalism. He will be the sole owner of the magazine, a conservative, no-nonsense weekly that emphasizes politics and the economy. Although he assured the staff that he would sustain the tradition that has built a loyal readership, he makes it clear that he bought U.S. News out of a personal desire to be involved. Says he: "I like the magazine's position. But I also like it because it is some thing I can work...