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...over with. I worked my ass off studying those last couple of weeks." Comments like these do much to enliven an otherwise dull vacation, and the possibilities for more intense discussion are infinite. There's nothing like sharing the relief of all your friends, who themselves can hardly refrain from exclaiming, "You wanted Harvard...
Doomed Castrates. Indeed, in a forthcoming special issue on female psychology, the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association reveals a willingness to revise Freud. One common refrain among the writers: male prejudice and parental expectations create many more problems for women than Freudianism has so far acknowledged. Writes Virginia Clower of Washington, D.C.: "To the extent that our society continues to educate mothers and fathers who see their female children as biological castrates doomed to inferior psychological, moral and social development, we will continue to produce women who regard themselves as second class...
...local newspaper has complained that Moscow's Domodedovo airport -one of four in the Soviet capital-is a marvel of inefficiency where travelers are often greeted with the refrain, "No space, comrades. The aircraft aren't made of rubber, you know." Aeroflot stewardesses seem to be chosen for neither beauty nor efficiency. Refreshments are often limited to candy distributed before takeoff...
...boffo-ness. With a less surrealistic touch Borowczyk maintains the same tenor of classy send-up that Bunuel attained throughout most of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Dissected a bit more, the whole business might be interpreted as a restless and repressed Victorian fantasy. But let's refrain from spoiling with pretentious theories a film that makes such good fun of its own pretentious style. Call Story of Sin a paean to romanticism in reverse. And take with a grain of salt its subject matter: the exquisite fruitness...
...then there's the self-consciously artistic way Horovitz sandwiches the action between the refrain of a popular song wafting in from the wings. The sappy, off-key message is that Murph and Joey, poor lost crime-ridden souls, are "lookin' for your door and can't find it." Horovitz's technique is too glib, too conventional...