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...Other successful pieces similarly re-mangle distorted representations of sex as a way of recovering dignity or power. However, some artists seem unable to transcend the clichs, and their work is just as obvious as the stereotype. Many artists reiterate the woman equals doll equation without Leviten's adroitness. But Joe Fekieta, Bloody Chiclitz and Dale Kaplan use sharper instruments: humor, enigma, insight. Fekieta's grotesque pen-and-inks, each accompanied by a six-line poem, lampoon sex and relationships as often tangled and ridiculous-think lots of vines and anthropomorphic gourds. Overall, "Sex, Sexism, and Society" puts...
...Other successful pieces similarly re-mangle distorted representations of sex as a way of recovering dignity or power. However, some artists seem unable to transcend the clichs, and their work is just as obvious as the stereotype. Many artists reiterate the woman equals doll equation without Leviten's adroitness. But Joe Fekieta, Bloody Chiclitz and Dale Kaplan use sharper instruments: humor, enigma, insight. Fekieta's grotesque pen-and-inks, each accompanied by a six-line poem, lampoon sex and relationships as often tangled and ridiculous-think lots of vines and anthropomorphic gourds. Overall, "Sex, Sexism, and Society" puts...
...including a diverse array of celebrities ranging from comic actor Dan Aykroyd to master crooner Pat Boone. Catering to all tastes and talents, this five-day down-home extravaganza, May 3-7, features a food and crafts fair with homemade wares from applesauce and pastries to quilts and Barbie-doll dresses; a 10-km footrace; a pro-am golf tournament; a three-ring circus; jazz, bluegrass and country music; and a 3 1/2-hour parade with 50 high school marching bands...
...Chastity Vampire Assassin Doll: Until there's Leather Daddy Barbie, kids will just have to make...
...play, the Chalk Circle is drawn, and the child (a doll) must crawl toward the mother of its choice. But instead of two mothers, we here have three: the rich Pamela, the loving Dulle Griet, and Christa (Laura Knight), the returned biological mother. The play ends on a note of grim irony that seems at odds with the other happy-ending aspects of the conclusion. While the irony has been present throughout, it isn't evident enough at the very end to leave the viewer feeling particularly moved. Nonetheless, the play successfully manages to be both entertaining and intellectual, always...