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November 16-22, 1995
Also reviewed:
Les Misérables and
Reckless
Art
Audiophile
Beat Street
Books
Music
Opera
Stage
The Dark Side of Camp: What's the harm in lava lamps? Is camp a
bitter assertion of class structure and hipper-than-thou smugness? Gareth Cook looks at the evolution of camp culture
from drag queens to Quentin Tarantino. Also, Richard von Busack ponders the meaning of pop irony.
News
Tooth and Nail:The fight to keep fluoride out of our tap water was once
the purview of Cold War crazies like Jack T. Ripper in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, who obsessed over
commie plots to taint America's "purity of essence." But the current crop of fluoride foes has taken a new tack:
blaming capitalist chemical companies. Jennifer Davies reports.
Arts & Entertainment
Movies
Lovely Rita: Rita Hayworth began her public life as a sultry starlet and ended it
in troubled marriages and Alzheimer's, but her screen presence remains golden. Richard von Busack previews the Stanford
Theater's retrospective, playing November 18 to December 2.
Abstract Highs: Line dancing and organic shaping in the paintings of Judy Foosaner and Roberta Eisenberg at the d.p. Fong Galleries
Reviews of the latest albums by Kenny Burrell, Gob, SF Seals and Dead Hot Workshop
The sky's the limit at an eclectic Flint Center show in Cupertino
'Wild Thing': Ian Copeland's wild ride through the "new wave" years
Beat Farmers' lead singer is gone
Cub strikes out at the "cute" label
Pat Martino appreciates life--and music--one day at a time
Sonny Rollins: New album chronicles jazz tenor's mid-'60s form
Supergrass romps through Mod pop, psychedelia, post-punk and just about anything else
'Die Fledermaus' merrily waltzes through San Jose
'Into the Woods': SJSU runs hot and cold with Sondheim's fairy tales
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