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This idea of human savagery is further reinforced by Richard Peaslee's songs. Set to lilting tunes resembling those of Kurt Weill's, the words are as bitterly ironic as Brecht's. Throughout Marat/Sade, the singers repeat the refrain: "Marat we're poor/And the poor stay poor,/Give us a rise and we don't care how,/Give us a revolution...now!" The link between mass revolt and sexual lust is the theme of another rollicking song: "And what is the point of a revolution/But general copulation?" On the word "copulation", the singers perform a neatly-choreographed little wind...
University spokesman Steve Kezerian added yesterday that any faculty members cancelling classes might be subject to disciplinary action from the college dean and from their department chairmen. The administration has also notified chairmen that members of their departments will be expected to refrain from participating in the boycott...
Respect for the electoral process aside, it seems ridiculous to argue that the networks should refrain from revealing all they know--ridiculous if only because it's such an unlikely proposition. Television news is competitive in a way that print journalism is not. Most newspapers and magazines have similar deadlines and, as a result, must rely on similar information. In the world of TV news, though, every second counts. Being first on an election night--or with special bulletins about political assassinations or natural disasters--does wonders for advertisement campaigns. Take the CBS pre-election ad: "When it counts, America...
...laugh so hard that you miss either the talent behind these clothes or the spirit with which they are made, the ebullience, the cunning shunning of convention that exalts fashion even as it seems to mangle it. And consider a revision to the classic Rolling Stones refrain: "It's only rock 'n' roll, but I can wear...
...contrast to the previous Israeli government, which pressed for a simultaneous withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces from Lebanon, Peres said he does not expect Syria's 40,000 troops to pull out completely once the Israelis are gone. He did insist that they refrain from expanding their position, while also trying to prevent Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas from returning to the border region. Said Peres: "We do not look for any favors from the Syrian side. It is up to them to decide whether they want to wake up every morning and find our forces against theirs only...