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...late -- that the Babe was. To maintain sympathy for a figure who never "develops" in the customary dramatic sense (let alone morally or intellectually), he nicely balances force-of-nature rambunctiousness and a shadowed befuddlement about the mysterious requirements of civilized behavior. His Ruth is vigorous and vulgar but somehow not boorish, poignantly sweet-spirited at times but never self-sentimentalizing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: All Appetite | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...Pitoniak),"the ozone layer is disappearing, we don't know what to do about nuclear waste. Should we try to distract ourselves and watch a little television?" She and husband Nigel (Alvin Epstein) turn on the television, only to find a scorching intensification of their worries in the coarse, vulgar, and manipulative personalities who grace their...

Author: By Carolyn B. Rendell, | Title: Small Screen on Stage: Media Amok Satirizes TV | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

...progressives say are misogynistic lyrics. However, had they ever listened to the man's material (though it would never pass a piety test with your local reverend), they might have seen the light. "Men Is Bitches Too," from Original Gangster, Ice-T's last rap album, clarifies this otherwise vulgar star 's broad definition of the term. A "bitch," he says, is anyone who turns on his friends, his community or himself. He, like other West Coast luminaries with different styles (think Slayer), claim that their intent is merely descriptive, not proscriptive...

Author: By Gregory Maravilla, | Title: Hard-Core Body Counting | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

...everyone else, the bar exemplifies everything vulgar and immoral in America...

Author: By Peter D. Pinch, | Title: Hedonism At the Heartbreak Hotel | 4/2/1992 | See Source »

...layout is just a little less vulgar than that of an Atlantic City casino. It's all sharp corners, dull pastels and flowery sofas. There is no light which does not emanate from a medium-sized chandelier. Most of the "Lobby Lounge" is left in a dim light--and everything, from the beer to the people, lies in that area between pink and brown...

Author: By Judy Budnitz, | Title: SATURDAY NIGHTS WITH SINGLES | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

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