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Here's a brief sordid history of toys-of-the-year: Fisticuffs have erupted over Cabbage Patch Kids; Tickle-Me-Elmos have been stockpiled and scalped for bank-breaking prices; Beanie Baby counterfeiters have taken rubes to the cleaners; and this year's toy-of-the-year--Furby--is already sold out of several chains and is being auctioned off on eBay for up to $200 apiece
Respect for the law is enshrined in our culture, but it should not blind us to the possibility that the law can be corrupted to serve sordid ends.
Halle Berry's pet biopic (she stars and executive produces) of Dandridge, the first African-American to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, gets a lukewarm reception: "a devoted but ultimately dull hagiopic" marred by "a flat script and uninteresting narrative" (James Poniewozik, Time ). Some of the more sordid parts of Dandridge's life have been left out, and several critics say that while Berry captures Dandridge's beauty and glamour, she lacks her heat and sensuality.
Disgust with the sordid sex curdles into disgust with the sordid investigation and coverage of it.
To Clark, the whole sordid mess comes down to this: "If I didn't have a prostate condition that plumber would never have gotten close to Nicolette.