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...course, Lavinia is wicked. And of course, she gets what she deserves, in an upper-class Washington, well-bred sort of way. The stereotypical WASP ice-week floating through life manipulating all comers, Lavinla does exactly what's expected from her marries well, reproduces, continues to make other people's lives miserable She's smart but so shallow that it's hard to tell if she recognizes the in significance of her own existence. After a while, you realize you've seen it before and, what's more, don't particularly care...
...were conscious of each other's cultural and social backgrounds. Some girls clustered with others of the same background while others spread out. One hesitated before becoming too romantically involved with someone of a different religion. Except for the Harvard eating clubs (notoriously WASP) we didn't hear about much prejudice, either at Harvard or Radcliffe. There were quite obviously few Black students. For many of us these were the first Black friends...
Caleb Sparrow, the hero of The Real World, is fresh out of college. Aside from his blue-blooded WASP background, Caleb is an unremarkable though sensitive young man who chooses a career in business because, as he explains, it seems romantic. Like so many members of his generation, Caleb senses inviting mystery in the world of pinstripe suits, technical jargon and commanding salaries. From afar, business appears to be a Darwinian struggle which rewards hard work and innovation...
...Pavilions, a six-hour, three-part mini-series on HBO is a sumptuous package tour of 19th century India under the British Raj. The lush, romantic travelogue leisurely wanders the flowery landscape of Victorian fiction, where swashbuckling heroes die happily for Mother England, wasp-waisted ladies in corsets palpitate at the prospect of illicit love, fawning natives in turbans plot palace intrigue, and florid, harrumphing senior officers shoulder the white man's burden. The production, based on M.M. Kaye's 1978 bestseller, represents pay cable's first real venture in "long-form" television. Filmed on location...
...reacts first with anger and then with tears. He turns to his wife for solace, moaning "Maybe Aggy's right. Maybe I am a failure. "Francine sharply gives sarcastic voice to Innaurato's view of the clash of values: "You're right. You're a wop in a WASP. society. You're heavier than the skinny society. You're getting worse and worse and what a failure. Look at what you got as a wife... If you were a normal 30-years old you'd go on a diet, get a divorce and go to law school...