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The man they call "Beaver" will have another pair of moments of truth tonight in the 100 free and the final, apocalyptic relay. In both races, O'Hara will accompany the Tigers' renowned crop of freestyle specialists (probably Alan Fine, Saltzman, and Howard Nelson) to the medals stand. The only...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Princeton Stays Within Range | 3/3/1979 | See Source »

Days of Heaven. An apocalyptic parable about loneliness and injustice in Texas on the eve of World War I, beautifully done by Terrence Malick.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: YEAR'S BEST | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

The shotgun marriage of Marxist philosophy and Christian commitment could only be seriously entertained in America, and it reflects an instinctive, shrewd understanding of the American mind on Jones's part. The religious impulse in America is strong, much stronger, as De Toqueville points out, than in Europe, where religion...

Author: By Christopher Agee, | Title: The Wisdom That Is Woe... ...the Woe That Is Madness | 12/7/1978 | See Source »

The breathtakingly sudden appearance of Robert Brustein, dean of the Yale School of Drama, as the potential successor to Robert Chapman as director of the Loeb, has been heralded in almost apocalyptic terms. The Crimson editorial on "The Brustein Affair" suggested that, with the advent of Brustein, the "Loeb blahs...

Author: By Stephen J. Toope, | Title: Brustein Boosters, Beware | 12/5/1978 | See Source »

No one can dispute the impressive scholarly and professional qualifications of Robert Brustein. His writings have had a tremendous impact on American theater. Under his guidance, the Yale Repertory Company has been vibrant and innovative. The Yale School of Drama has established itself at the forefront of American theater training...

Author: By Stephen J. Toope, | Title: Brustein Boosters, Beware | 12/5/1978 | See Source »

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