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Kemeny waxed ebullient about her latest creation, which she described as "an Icelandic pattern of natural black sheep wool, you know, kind of a dark brown between gray herb and coffee. There's a snowflake pattern around the yolk, sleeves and waistband--a heathery oatmeal gray interspersed with a bright cherry red." Clearly, knitting has heightened Kemeny's appreciation for colors...
...editor Susanna Schrobsdorff recalls, "the Lillehammer organizing committee told us, 'There is no bad weather, just bad clothing.' " Schrobsdorff still thinks there may be more to it than that. Norwegians, she says, "are quite capable of chatting outside in -4 degrees F temperatures for hours, wearing their elegant gray-wool and elk-skin coats unbuttoned while we freeze in high- tech winter getups...
...Hawks, a film exhibitor in his fifties who is also the documentary's most wonderful raconteur, discusses a teenage fascination with the young Robert Stack's "perky nipples," Hawks provides a marvelously detailed Proustian picture of gay bars in the `50s. He remembers "the thrill of having wool pants on that itched, and a white collar shirt that cut into your neck, and you were slow dancing with a stranger, and you were so hot and you were so uncomfortable with it all. And it was so delicious...
...displays a fetching array of frilly panties, garter belts, stocking tops and high heels in Romeo Is Bleeding. The sensible viewer may wonder if this is quite the right wardrobe for a woman in her line of work, which happens to be hit person for the Mob. Perhaps sturdy wool slacks and a pair of cross-trainers might be more appropriate...
Will said current legislators are prone to support impractical programs, such as subsidies on honey and wool production, because of pressure to gain support for future elections...