Jonathan Siegle
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Poor quiche It’s become quite symbolic
lately Real men don't eat it. Social critics use it
and white wine to label a whole social 'set' Tacky
little restaurants have become quiche joints
Why pick on poor quiche? Because it's
pretentious. It's what's expected it you want to be
nouveau bourgeois You nibble a little quiche and
murmer quiet platitudes If you want to be at all
literary, it's an absolute must
There is hope, however For those of you who
do like a good book, a fine play or classical music
but prefer to wash it down with a taco and a little
Mad Dog, this exposition is for you It's called
Guiltv Pleasures and I've wanted to write it a
Digression: There's as much art in a boxing
match as in an opera, if you know how to look at it
Ah, boxing! Now there's a true guilty
pleasure. Two guys beating the crap out of one
another for money And amateurs do it for fun.
Art is where you find it There's only one
criterion: either it's well done, or it's poorly done
Good and bad is a personal value judgment
There is good country music, and bad
country music Good TV and bad TV Good junk
food and bad junk food
Good or bad is based on execution, sincerity
and/or style Taste doesn't count
long, long time.
Burt Reynolds movies
Pepperoni pizza Road Runner
cartoons. Country music.
Spiderman comics Big Macs
Baseball. I love 'em all
Picture this: You're at a
white wine and quiche set sip
and-nibble party and some
fellow lets out a hollow belch
Heads turn. "Burt Reynolds,"
he says, "is a fine American "
Heads turn away
*”i lei i yuu
you're supposed to like certain
styles, dislike others When
you're punk, the same rules
apply Ditto C & W
A plea: The aesthetic is a
human trait alone Find it
wherever you choose When
you do, roll in it Rub it over your
face and chest. Cuddle it. Love
it Kiss it.
Share it, but don't push it.
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The case against Burt Reynolds: He's
Southern He's cute He played football He can't
act.
The case for Burt Reynolds: He's Southern
He's cute He played football He can't act
The white wine and quiche folks don't like
things Southern — too crude They don't like
football — too violent And they don't like cute
They're pretty judgmental, these folks
And course or Burt don't eat quiche. I'll
betcha
about his. and you don’t want to have to fight over
it.
Or perhaps you do
It doesn't matter
Enjoy your guilty pleasures When your
roommate says "You're eating ?!" say “yup,”
smile sweetly and continue
When he or she gives you that disgusted look,
remember your roommate has guilty pleasures
too
Enjoy that fact
Debbi Roberts/Film
Serious films dominate season
New films are coming in a big
way So far. it's a pretty serious
season Only a few comedies
lighten the holidays, including
The Missionary. Michael Palin
of Monty Python plays a good
natured minister whose flock is
28 "fallen women." Set in
Edwardian England, the film
also stars Maggie Smith as a
"very rich lady" who shares the
minister s obsession with fertili
ty symbols
"The Missionary" tells the
tale of a man and his mission,
when men were men, ladies
were ladies and butlers were
people in black coats who
sometimes knew their way
around the house
The tale of a man with a
completely different mission is
told in the life story of Ghandi.
Richard Attenborough directed
this film about Mohandas
Ghandi — a man Attenborough
says changed his life Film
newcomer Ben Kingsley
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transformation from a young
lawyer into India's modern spir
itual and political leader Made
in India, the film also stars
Candace Bergen, Trevor
Howard and Sir John Gielgud
On the lighter side, Dustin
Hoffman goes drag in Tootsie,
and he looks great! Hoffman
plays an unknown actor who
keep losing roles because he
isn't a name star One day, the
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