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...Puzo and William Kennedy present a mixture of fact and fiction as they center their story on Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere), a coronet player, who becomes entangled in racketeering riff-raff after he saves the life of arch- mobster Dutch Schultz. The Dutchman hires Dyers to entertain his mistress Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), and the two, unfortunately for the Dutchman fall in love. Vera, however, sticks with the mobster because of his promise to buy her her own nightclub. Meanwhile back at the ranch. Dixie's brother Vince becomes embroiled in New York's gang wars...
...these storylines and several others while consistently failing to reach any dramatic climax, development or even coherence Coppola never investigates the dynamics of the gangsters world, even though "the power" changes hands several times during the film. Coppola presents the titillating moments of mob murders, like when Dixie and Vera watch the impulsive Dutchman stab his rival Flynn with a turkey carver during dinner. The blood sprays the walls, and covers the ivory tablecloth, while drops fall from the chandelier onto Lane's porcelian cheeks. Although scenes like these have dramatic bang, they never build to anything substantitive, instead disappearing...
...tried Clinique's "allergy tested" shaving formula on his sensitive skin; it worked so well he went on to a variation of the twice-a-day, three-step regimen of complexion soap, "scruffing lotion" and moisturizer. Special creams like Solutions for Men shave gel complete with aloe vera sell for $7.50 for 3 oz., compared with $1.59 for a 7-oz. can of Gillette Foamy. The new products "give smoother results because they contain more lubricating emollients and fewer air bubbles than most foams...
...took Sydney Fay's course in modern European history emerged imbued with the idea that the Germans were not solely responsible for the first World War, a revolutionary thought that we digested with a certain amount of skepticism. Our bible was the Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain, which we read with a sense of the author's courage and valor that we all longed to emulate. It fitted in well with our firm conviction that there must never be another world war and that, of course, there never would be. The world simply could not afford it. So deeply...
...Hideo Uno, of the University of Wisconsin, reported that "minoxidil stopped the natural process of balding" in monkeys that normally lose their hair. So far, results in humans have been less clear-cut. "There is no question that minoxidil can stimulate growth in some patients," says San Francisco Dermatologist Vera Price, but the yield is often nothing more than a fine peach fuzz. It may be that minoxidil will be most effective as a preventive measure, applied at the earliest signs of balding. Researchers are also investigating a dozen other chemicals, including hormones, all of which require further testing...