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...arrest of hyperfrenetic rapper BUSTA RHYMES in New York City last week fueled the imagination of pun-happy journalists, who showcased their wit with such headlines as BUSTA BUSTED, BUSTA CRIMES and BUSTED RHYMES. Police had observed the singer driving erratically in Manhattan, pulled him over and found a loaded, unregistered pistol in the back seat as well as a small amount of marijuana in the pocket of Busta's manager and passenger, Gerald Odom. Both men were charged with possession of a weapon; Odom was also charged with possession of marijuana. Released on their own recognizance, the two will...
...stock and transvestites, he wonders at his fortune in being gainfully employed at all, he declines the title of an artiste, and he is constantly more delighted than deprecating. Not fame, not fortune, not even cliche, will change the remembrance that in Reading, England, he was "a gay half-wit with no future...
...DECALOGUE A decade ago, Krzysztof Kieslowski made his 10-part cycle of short films, which dramatize the Ten Commandments in modern Poland. In their scope, wit, power and ethical poignancy, they stand even taller today. The series, available in some video stores, still has not achieved U.S. release--a high crime against high artistry...
...HAPPINESS Todd Solondz sees the pursuit of happiness as a quest open to all souls, especially doomed ones. With unblinking wit and guile he paints hell as a place very like New Jersey, where an 11-year-old boy has an urgent sex chat with his loving father, a pedophile. Has tenderness ever been so frightening...
...WIT A woman dying of ovarian cancer spends her last hours telling us about her life. The subject is familiar, but one cannot remain unmoved by Margaret Edson's well-crafted play and the toughness of Kathleen Chalfant's starring performance...