Word: angst
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Wareham's lyrics are filled with the angst and confusion of his life and his relationships. In "Slide," he sings of his college days: "New England has the foliage/But I'm not coming back." On "Slash Your Tires," the message isn't any happier: "And all your fears/ It's nothing new/And all your tears/ They won't help you." Wareham laments a lot: a past girlfriend in "Time," fake politeness in "Smile," his barren hometown in "Goodbye," a lover he can't satisfy in "Anesthe...
What saves the film from being a depressing Hollywood tribute to the breakdown of the American family is its hilarity. Woody Allen knows how to turn angst into comedy. Given Allen's domestic situation, there are many scenes that produce laughs from lines that might not otherwise have been memorable. But Woody Allen is too tricky to pin down, and it's never clear that what seems like a personal revelation really...
EVER SINCE my little sister Karen started her first year at Indiana University this fall, I've been a pretty petrified big brother. My angst is fueled not by the fact that Karen has decided to spend four formative years in the Midwest, though that's scary in itself. Nor does my anxiety stem from the fact that my sister's roommate happens to be named--no joke--Bambi and comes from an obscure hamlet somewhere in Indiana. Indiana is actually a good school, especially for the performing arts, which is why Karen chose the place. And Bambi, like...
...PATERNALISTIC angst has been somewhat alleviated after talking to Karen. She knows what's up, it seems, though that's not always good enough. and she does have four years left to deal with the perils of being a woman on campus...
Thirtysomething, ABC's trendsetting drama series, has been off the air for more than a year, but the show's angst-ridden spirit will be all over the dial this fall. In Love and War, a roughhewn Manhattan journalist (Jay Thomas) falls for a prickly, recently divorced restaurateur (Susan Dey). In Hearts Afire, two aides to a U.S. Senator (John Ritter and Markie Post) get together despite clashing political views. NBC's Mad About You focuses on neurotic newlyweds living in Manhattan, while ABC's Laurie Hill adds a five-year-old child to the trials of a busy...