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...rabid activist. On the other hand, Nick Lawrence displays great haughtiness as the infamous Marquis, swaggering about and scorning the other inmates as "lost revolutionaries." During, his soliloquies, however, he seems too coldly contemptuous of political movements, too condescending towards Marat, and he enunciates with such precision and venom that his words sound forced...

Author: By Jane Avrich, | Title: One Big Batty Family | 11/15/1984 | See Source »

...Anatomy Lesson lambastes modern culture with the same venom and guilt as its predecessors, and Zuckerman continues to be tormented by the same medusa-like females, self-righteous Jews, and spiteful relatives that have historically oppressed him. Yet if the subjects of The Anatomy Lesson sound all too predictable, the tone of the novel is distinct...

Author: By David B. Pollack, | Title: Maturing Slowly | 12/15/1983 | See Source »

...sneaking fondness for dirty movies ("The next time I see one of them in a movie line I'm gonna put the majority of my foot up his moral butt"). Murphy can do creepily precise parodies of Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder and the Mandinka-coiffed Mr. T. If venom rather than vinegar laced these creations, they would prove too toxic for the TV audience. But behind them is the impish good will of a little boy exercising his craft, cadging merrily for laughs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Good Little Bad Little Boy | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

...founding ideology of Zionism to the manner in which she carries out public works projects--tends to prove an acceptable target. The U.N. has voted to condemn Israel for achaeological digs in Jerusalem--digs proposed and defended by U.N. experts. Other U.N. organs have not gone uninfected by this venom; Arab delegates at a 1980 Women's Conference changed the agenda from women's rights in general to the status of Palestinian women under Israeli administration, perhaps fearing that their own countries would be criticized for denying women the right to vote. Not surprisingly, the gathering ended with a statement...

Author: By Jesse M. Fried, | Title: The Same Old Song | 5/27/1983 | See Source »

...choose the piece because I was looking for a variation of moods," explained the Mather House resident, adding that the selection could "portray [a woman's] venom" as well as capturing "a slimy...

Author: By Betsy Silver, | Title: Sophomore Takes First In Boylston Prize Contest | 4/23/1983 | See Source »

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