Two heroines, two times: As Marie Antoinette charmed 18th-century France, Amy Sedaris entertains 21st-century America.

From: News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) | Date: October 20, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Samantha Thompson Smith and Amber Nimocks

Oct. 20--Modern times are not so different from the days of Marie Antoinette. Class distinctions are becoming more pronounced as the gap between rich and poor grows wider. Our foreign policy is marked by deficit spending on an unpopular war. A feeling of political unease courses through the air. The times call for a heroine, someone to lift us above the malaise, who can inspire us by daring to live a life worth emulat...

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