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Praise continues to escalate for Philip Roth's American Pastoral . In the Washington Post Book World , Donna Rifkind calls it "possibly the finest work of his career."
Kusama, clothed in a kimono, dabs paint on her nude models, who begin to dance in comic self-consciousness, then escalate, to a loud acid rock soundtrack, into orgy.
Pass on the name of a group for parents like her: It is Parents Anonymous, and it helps stressed out parents who fear they might escalate from yelling to actual physical abuse.
Among the Yanomamo of South America, women watch the one-on-one "club fights" that sometimes escalate into intervillage conflicts, screaming insults and egging their men on.
Only the Wall Street Journal gives much high exposure to strike pessimism: its front-page news digest UPS item, after noting the progress, adds that "both sides indicated they are prepared to escalate the conflict if a deal isn't reached soon."