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Abigail says that her parents have worked out a way of compensating her for putting up with the tedious college visits...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Some Start Admissions Process a Decade--or More--Early | 4/13/1996 | See Source »

...aphorism that is most descriptive of this dichotomy. "And the artist is the only person who is never serious." The 'seriousness' of art depends on what art achieves and sometimes what art discusses, but not how it is discussed. According to Wilde, the artist keeps his opinions from growing tedious and burdensome and, when in the role of social critic, he chooses satire and parody for his media rather than belabored disputation...

Author: By Thomas Madsen, | Title: Oscar Wilde's Number One Fan | 2/29/1996 | See Source »

...meets woman on tedious train trip. Woman makes eyes before ostentatiously setting off for the bathroom. Man follows, panting. When they're locked in the bathroom together, just on the verge of--oops, my stop, says woman. If the protagonist of "City of Women," Snaporaz (Marcello Mastroianni), thinks this lady's a tease, just wait to see what her friends have in store for him when he follows her to a feminist convention...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Fellini Flouts Feminism in Film | 2/15/1996 | See Source »

This happens with tedious predictability. Then comes the title weather disturbance. It's predictable too, though excitingly staged by director Ridley Scott. It does not, however, sweep away quite as many of the boys as one would like. Thereafter comes an investigation of Sheldon's seamanship, during which the survivors rally to his defense. The movie climaxes with a manly group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: WATERLOGGED | 2/12/1996 | See Source »

...faithful to the turn of the century seaside bordello aesthetic. Outfits from the '70s shimmer hilariously under a real disco ball, and are, of course, heavy on the polyester and pant leg width. The brainless visual humor some of the costuming is a welcome relief from the show's tedious, formulaic development--made more tedious by the lack of intermission...

Author: By Fabian Giraldo, | Title: Costumes Shine in Hello | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

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