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THE BURDEN OF THE PAST. Russians already have a great deal of trouble reading the road map of their past. The notion of historical determinism may have been drummed into their heads in courses on Marxist-Leninist dogma, but they have never stopped believing that history moves in a circle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Culture: A Mind of Their Own | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

Most of the movie is consistent with what I have heard and read about Malcolm X, but I can in no way vouch for its historical accuracy. I was, however, startled by the extent to which the man portrayed was the man I had known, if only briefly, 30 years...

Author: By Roger D. Fisher, | Title: Malcolm X--After 31 Years | 12/3/1992 | See Source »

HE IS ROMEO, WHOSE YOUNG wife, believing him dead, kills herself. He is Lucifer, vowing revenge on the God who has betrayed him. He is Don Juan, sucking the innocence out of his conquests. He is the Flying Dutchman, sailing the centuries for an incarnation of the woman he loved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Vampire With Heart . . . | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

"Another thing is, a lot of people, certainly myself, are drawn to drama because it allows you to fool yourself into believing that you are achieving something, because the rewards for drama in the college environment are so much more attractive and immediate than for a person studying say, government...

Author: By Ganesh Ramakrishnan, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: DRAGONS AND DRAG | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

Tom Jones' book and lyrics and Harvey Schmidt's music make The Fantasticks an engaging play with universal appeal. The story follows two neighboring mothers who for years have schemed to bring their children together in matrimony. Believing that children always do what's forbidden, they had built a wall...

Author: By Dvora Inwood, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Fantasticks Falls Short | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

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