Word: wits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Vonnegut is also known for his wit and ability to create bizarre characters by finding the irony in everyday life. Bradley, too, has this ability, and takes advantage of it to inject his novel with a sharp wit and satire...
Bradley's wit spares no one, not even the sculptor who is to create the statue of the coach. Oni Welby-White is a strange figure who hangs hundreds of pictures of the coach in his decaying hotel suite and spends most of his time crafting statues of Christ and Mary...
After Brian Boitano capped his amateur figure-skating career in 1988 with a second World Championship and an Olympic gold medal, the full range of options for professional skaters was open to him -- to wit, Ice Capades or Holiday On Ice. Signing with either established show, or with competing vehicles, would have meant performing mostly for children, vying for their attention with actors impersonating furry animals and cartoon characters. It would have meant coping with fake snow sifting from the ceiling and a clutter of chorus members on the ice. Boitano wanted nothing to do with six-performance weekends...
...slowly, artfully--skeletons emerge from the closet of each character in the first act, preparing the audience for Teddy's explosive discoveries in the second act. Rodriguez turns a brilliant performance as Billy's friend from the asylum, whose mercurial energy and neurotic intensity combine with keen wit and perception. As Billy's lawyer in this card-game-turned-trial, Teddy embodies the insanity of the everyday as much as he exposes...
...veteran political organizer for liberal causes. In 1983 he was arrested for trespassing while participating in a farmers' protest, and he served as a state coordinator for Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign. With an election budget only one-seventh the size of Boschwitz's war chest, Wellstone substituted wit and energy for heavy advertising. In one TV spot he raced through several issues in 30 seconds, explaining, "I don't have $6 million to spend, so I'm going to have to talk fast." His resume and tactics, if not his proposals for big new government programs, fit well with...