All hail John Waters and Divine, heroes of that “other side” of Baltimore in 70s. They looked around, reveled in the tackiness, and set about making as much fun of it as possible. While on the surface this may have been simply gross out trash, the heart of these films and these people always shone through. But you had to look for it. For Waters and Divine, there was always a sweetness and a love to the satire.
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And that was Waters at his most palatable to a wider audience. But Hairspray! you say …
a musical score helps … a lot
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In the midst of the many humorous threads,
DebbieChinmakes a point that is all too real with
her comment.
Then again, with
this comment,
ontheleftcoastshows off his way with words. (This comment was also submitted, above, by
Audri!)
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From Ninepatch:
As we all speculate what might be up Mueller's sleeve, in this comment, MindMatteroffers up some good thoughts to chew on, found in Mark Sumner'sfront page poston the recent Manafort developments.
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I find the following commentregarding Trump to be stellar!
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