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...thoughts in the movie: Do these men actually think that they will elicit a positive response? Do they truly expect a woman to turn around and introduce herself? Is there the prospect of a relationship or casual sex in mind, or is degrading a stranger the entire thrill? I wish I knew the answer. I also wish that men didn't think this behavior or any other of their stunts make them charming. They don't. I prefer a gentleman...

Author: By Melissa ROSE Langsam, | Title: A Landscape of Harassment | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

...andbrawny naked men. The characters become undressedas spontaneously as they walk onstage and wheneverthey do manage to redress themselves, it is alwayswith someone else's clothing, and that someone isalways of the opposite sex. This focus on theroaring sex drives of the usually staid Britishgives the audience a voyeuristic thrill inwatching the play. In addition, the number ofphallic jokes that abound in this play are enoughalone to give Freud reason for existence. Withfrenzied movements of calculated theatrical flair,the cast manages to eke out a even a few moreexaggerated and oversexualized actions than themultitude that the script itself provides. Inparticular...

Author: By Elaine Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wilde Would Have Loved Orton's Freudian `Butler' | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

...from Alanis Morissette, her label's recent mega-discovery. "Drowned World" is a colorful, refreshingly down-to-earth song that sounds Tori Amos-like and could easily have come from Alanis herself. Madonna pours herself out without the least bit embarrassment: "Had so many lovers / Who settled for the thrill / Of basking in my spotlight / I never felt / So happy." The song ends with a rejection of all the Material Girl once held dear "No handsome stranger, heady danger / Drug that I can try / No ferris wheel, no heart to steal / No laughter in the dark / No one night stand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Madonna's Newest CD Surprisingly Confessional | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

Beyond the opponent and the location, for the first time in the history of its program, Harvard can bask in the thrill of playing on national television--the game will be broadcast live on ESPN. But most importantly, the Crimson's matchup with the Cardinal will be, at last, Harvard's opportunity to gain what it has gone so long without--national respect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Perez-Gizspenser | 3/12/1998 | See Source »

...viewers, Ilagan is eager to philosophize. "It's one of those unique forms of TV that really hooks the audience in," he says. "You're talking the average Joe and putting him on TV, creating a closer link between audience and show." Or perhaps it's simply the undefinable thrill of watching Evelyn from Tulsa drop her "Plinko" chip and following its bouncing descent towards the $5,000 slot...

Author: By Linda A. Yast, | Title: Where Have You Gone Dian Parkinson? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

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