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...hasn't put in any time, who can sit comfortably in a chair, scribbling away, and who, with a few sneering phrases, can choose to mock and malign everything that took two months to build. No wonder you hate the critic, even the genuinely insightful critic (a rare bird, anyway...

Author: By David M. Edelstein -, | Title: An Explanation of the Role of Student Reviewers on Campus | 3/23/1990 | See Source »

...dispenses another bit of knowledge in the hallways. "We were talking the other day about etiquette," says World editor Jim Kelly, "when Bruce remarked that there is only one thing that you can remove from your mouth and set on your plate while dining with the Queen of England. Bird shot." That ought to merit at least a $500 question on Jeopardy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Mar 12 1990 | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...hero. Equally damaging are the author's investigations into the source of what would become L.B.J.'s fortune. Johnson always insisted that the purchase of Austin radio station KTBC and the lucrative empire it spawned were solely due to the good business sense of his wife Lady Bird. That, Caro proves, was not the story. Congressman Johnson pulled strings, twisted regulatory arms to obtain a better broadcast frequency and more power, and involved himself with % all aspects of the business, including pressuring advertisers and hiring announcers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Making of Landslide Lyndon | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

...thank you, O Bird-like One. They will be so pleased," the angel said. "but what of next year's Ivy League title...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: The Hoop God | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...Victorian costumes are even more wonderfully fanciful, with huge leg-o'-mutton sleeves and artificial wasp waists. Starr's character is initially decked out in a purple and hot-pink number with a flattering chignon wig and a huge hat complete with pink bird and huge ostrich feathers. Kaiser has feathers and flowers literally stemming from his hair, or possibly from his Eyrehead...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Pudding Heights | 2/21/1990 | See Source »

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