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...tempting to offer armchair psychologist explanations of DELOREAN's fall. You might conclude, after a careful scrutiny of his life, that DeLorean was bound to run into trouble because he could never be satisfied with what he had. There was, it seems, this constant need to push harder, go higher, that finally extended him beyond his limits. It could have simply been a case of pride. A few years ago. DeLorean wrote a much publicized book entitled On a Clear Day, You Can See General Motors that viciously but accurately detailed the shortcomings of America's automobile industry. There...
This director bears no resemblance whatsoever to his armchair counterparts in Hollywood. For Werner Herzog, filming his latest effort Fitzcarraldo, only hauling this massive ship over the mountain would properly illustrate the central metaphor of his movie. Perpetually choosing the most difficult route possible to achieve his goals, Herzog scorns the shortcuts and props that usually dominate his medium...
...beauty and meaning. Nor is the modern mode of Scandinavian design frozen into an abstract machine aesthetic. It is a creative way of meeting changing practical and emotional needs. Seen in this context, Danish modern is fresh, exciting and timeless. Like Finnish Architect Alvar Aalto's bentwood armchair (circa 1929) or Norwegian Eystein Sandnes' 1959 porcelain tableware, Danish modern transcends fashion...
...marvelous "mushroom" vases of Finland's Tapio Wirkkala (1946-47) are another example of this. Wirkkala's artistic craft ennobles ordinary glass. It turns an industrial material into a living one. The same is true of Denmark's Finn Juhl's famous armchair of 1945 and, for that matter, all Danish-modern wood furniture. The sensuous, sculptural shapes seem to flow into one organic unit...
...underweight Mexican and such historical folks as Al Capone, members of the Industrial Workers of the World and a handful of Hitler Youth. On the way, Flanagan's Run captures the masochistic ecstasy of long-distance running. No one who runs, walks or just sits in an armchair and reads will fail to cross McNab's taut finish line...