Word: trivializes
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...likely tugging at their ledger books, the Shuberts rewrote large portions of the music, inflated the cast tremendously, and lumped in additional songs by other composers. Weighted down by such commercial dross, the show closed after one season and might be remembered now as nothing more than a Trivial Pursuit stumper were it not for the efforts of Paul Lazarus. Working closely with the Porter estate, director Lazarus reconstructed the show from the original manuscript, returning "You Never Know" to its original "chamber musical" conception for the 1982-83 Dorset Theatre Festival in Vermont...
...woman's thoughts, however, are fragmented from childhood by thousands of interruptions. The result is that speaking to a man about anything of substance is a burden and thus, a woman will converse with a man only in a "trivial" way. Her real thoughts are reserved for herself or her women friends...
...this big percentage of high achievers and Trivial Pursuit candidates in a book by the U.S.'s leading troubadour of the unsung? Terkel, who knows everybody who is anybody, also knows that Everyman can always use a little help. No matter how moving and personal, back-to-back stories of suffering, death and destruction soon grow undifferentiated and numbing. It is something of a relief when Pauline Kael, film critic for The New Yorker, knocks old American war movies as "grotesque" and "condescending," even though it is doubtful she reacted that way at her neighborhood picture palace 40 years...
...QUESTION of campaign decency may seem trivial in relation to the broader issues of nuclear war and taxes, but in terms of maintaining credibility and confidence, political leaders must assure the public that they are not inciting--or even tacitly supporting--campaigns targeted at maliciously destroying individuals. It is a question that needs to be addressed, and before voters take to the polls...
...back for $85. To attract a broad clientele, Fantasy advertises its voyages on posters on New York subway cars. Other companies feature special cruises to suit individual tastes, including trips with wine-tasting sessions, film festivals, exercise classes and bridge tournaments. In January, Cunard Line will offer a Trivial Pursuit cruise from New York City to the Caribbean aboard the Queen Elizabeth...