Word: vitriolic
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...bovine procreation. But weaving bizarre connections between mind-boggling subjects is a trademark of Patrick Jake O'Rourke, an acerbic master of gonzo journalism and one of America's most hilarious and provocative writers. A conservative with libertarian leanings, O'Rourke mixes a volatile brew of one-liners and vitriol, whether writing about the greenhouse effect or Saddam Hussein. And while his writings may not convert you -- after all, this is a guy who grins when boasting about cutting down 3,400 trees on Earth Day -- they may well make you an O'Rourke-ophile...
...Stand Still sold well, but nowhere near what it deserved to. It was a superb album, yet the solid commercial breakthrough would come with his second release, Building the Perfect Beast. Its keynote single, The Boys of Summer, a romantic song full of nostalgia and vitriol, won Henley a Grammy. Now Henley is closing out the '80s with a splendid third album, The End of the Innocence, which will shoo him into the new decade as one of the fleetest talents around. Not bad for 42 and for a guy people still mistake for Frey...
...small whoop as the Raiders blocked a Redskin punt in 1984. "I'm sorry, that was really unprofessional," he said sheepishly. "But I've got $2,000 on the Raiders." Win or lose, does the two grand get into the story, affect the quality of the praise, increase the vitriol in the criticism? What...
...Pravda's vitriol was aimed at Kombinat, the organization that oversees cleanup and safety maintenance at Chernobyl. Workers were scolded for drunkenness, thievery and inadequate discipline, while Kombinat officials were criticized for nepotism and negligence. The newspaper said that Kombinat Director Yevgeni Ignatenko had been reprimanded and had left his post...
...show girl (Margaret Courtenay) recalls youthful struggles in a tinkly, ironic forerunner of A Chorus Line's What I Did for Love; Who's That Woman?, a realization by a brassy belter (Lynda Baron) of how age has crept up on her; Could I Leave You?, an outpouring of vitriol from a neglected wife (Rigg); Losing My Mind, the pathetic admissions of a suppliant lover (Julia McKenzie). Sondheim's best lyric ever is I'm Still Here, an anthem of survival that compresses four decades of social history into the battered but unrepentant cry of a faded star. It gets...