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Wilde's story has been told numerous times. He began appearing, scarcely disguised, as a character in novels before he had written anything substantial himself, and the passions aroused by his dizzying ascent and precipitous collapse have stirred memoirists and biographers ever since. Richard Ellmann's Oscar Wilde will not be the last word on this subject, but it is difficult to imagine a more comprehensive, measured and fascinating account. Ellmann, who died seven months ago of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), was the author of the landmark literary biography James Joyce (1959). In his numerous books...
...passengers heading up an escalator toward the exits at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station, figured they were nearing the end of their commute home. At 7:29, their routine ride became an ascent into hell. Flames erupted along the moving wooden stairs and spread rapidly upward. Those people riding near the top of the crowded staircase were delivered directly into the center of the blazing inferno. Unable to turn back, they could only push forward into the flames, their clothes and hair catching fire as they dashed for the exits...
Right from the start Grunwald attracted notice. His first boss at TIME remembered him as "driven, willing to work terribly hard." Others soon noted what graced that drive: a capacious intellect, an incisive wit and a consistent ability to turn out elegant, exact prose. His ascent was rapid, and he became managing editor in 1968. Grunwald transformed TIME. He instilled new depth and vitality in the formula developed by Henry Luce and Briton Hadden...
...year career at Anheuser-Busch, he rose from office boy to president of the brewing subsidiary -- a remarkable ascent that made his sudden fall from grace last week all the more stunning. Dennis Long, 51, resigned as the No. 2 . officer in the company, behind Chairman August Busch III, amid a spreading executive-suite scandal. Just two weeks earlier, three other senior officials left the company after allegations that a St. Louis advertising agency gave kickbacks to two of the executives and a Porsche sports car to the third. Though Long has not been implicated, he said he assumed "full...
...island's ascent as a spring destination comes partly at the expense of Florida's sybaritic stretch. Fort Lauderdale, for example, has tried to discourage collegiate revelers by building a beachfront wall and tightly enforcing drinking laws. Some venturesome students are taking advantage of the strong dollar or bargain excursions by flying to resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, but the sand-covered, 34-mile-long sliver of South Padre Island has proved to be an inexpensive and enticing alternative to Florida...