Word: witness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...free-love guru known as Jones volunteers to help young Kate shed her virginity. She agrees in principle but falls asleep before the sexual samaritan finishes an overripe lecture on fecundity in nature. Simon's frankness is never gratuitous. A description of her own mistakes combines arm's-length wit with sobering historical detail: "My first was a New Jersey abortion, the result of drinking deeply of synthetic gin and romping with an anonymous beauty over house roofs and down some stairs or other, to roll on the grass in a nearby park." On the procedure itself: "The man, whose...
...Northumberland's wayward son, Guilford, is solely responsible for the film's comedic angle. A frequent client at all of greater London's bars, bawdy houses, and brothels, the unscrupulous Guilford would seem the least likely martimonial candidate for the solemn and studious Jane. Thanks to the wry wit of screenwriter Edgar, Guilford is never at a loss for words. Countering his nervous bride-to-be's request that they live "as cousins," Guilford tells her that when he was informed of the marriage he was "sampling the pleasures of a certain lady of the evening...
...portraying a mummy wanders off a movie set and encounters a real mummy. Too many episodes have strained for comic-book laughs revolving around TV in-jokes (some teenagers contact an outer-space civilization that is reproducing old TV sitcoms). Yet even the worst shows have had moments of wit and a let's-try-anything charm...
...vice-presidential candidate caught many Filipinos off guard. Last month when Marcos endorsed Cabinet Bill No. 7, calling the Feb. 7 election, Tolentino was among the first to label the contest unconstitutional because Marcos refuses to resign before the vote is held. Last week the feisty Tolentino, whose quick wit and muscular physique belie his age, found a new position. "If the Supreme Court rules the bill unconstitutional, then there will be no election," he said. "If it doesn't, there will be (an election), and we have to support the Supreme Court to defend the constitution...
...where that focus will lead next, there's no hint. Freewheelin' Bob is constantly on the move, and Lyrics, 1962-1985 is not a last gasp but yet another edition of Dylan's works in progress. Capturing so much of the human experience with his wit, insight and honesty, and more or less a sense of rhyme, Duluth, Minnesota's most famous son has published an awesome volume for anyone who cares about anything. And more than that, it's a tremendously good read...