Janeane Garofalo, it seems, might do for romantic comedy what Christian Slater did for the '80s teen-romp genre: Bury it. And I'm fairly sure she'd be nothing less than elated to hear this.
Remember how "Pump Up the Volume" and the like slammed the lid on the pretty-in-pink John Hughes universe - an angry kiss-off and an amiable footnote at once? "The Truth About Cats and Dogs" has managed to back itself out of the Meg Ryan territory in much the same way.
Cynic Garofalo lost in scenic Ireland
Out of the American 1950s emerged an impudent school of thought. Home life embodied a male dominant society in which the woman was a wife and mother. Thankfully, this American tradition has since died in our contemporary society - where women are supposed to have an equal opportunity and co-dominance in the workplace and home.
Trueblood to feature absurd 'Marriage'
Long before Art Spiegelman was a guest in panel discussions with the likes of Elie Wiesel and Steven Spielberg, he was doing something that most self-respecting adults found despicable: helping create the much-revered Garbage Pail Kids. Luckily, contemporary kids who don't know the pleasures of collecting the vile stickers can be introduced to the artist through his new book, "Open Me .
Spiegelman to read at Shaman
Junior high is a bitch.
"It's the ugliest time in a person's life," said author Mark Leyner in a recent interview. Novelist Leyner gets playful with 'Tetherballs'
How do you reveal a life through a work of poetry? How do you capture beauty in words? How do you honestly reveal yourself without confessing your secrets? How do you build on a theme, and still let the complexities of the interpretation shine through?Poet Doty makes mark on war against AIDS with compassionate 'Atlantis'
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