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...that the glowing reviews for the book had already been written Criticism of Irving's literary world--now often described as unreal and unnecessarily violent--had to wait until the publication last summer of Irving's The Hotel New Hampshire, which was panned despite hardcover sales far more brisk than its predecessor...
When Chip Robie arrived at Harvard from Choate, he brought a huge squash swing and very brisk drives. But he had little conception of what he was doing on the squash court except hitting hard...
British naval guns pounded the area around Grytviken to clear a landing zone for helicopters, taking care, meanwhile, to avoid hitting Argentine troop concentrations in order to minimize casualties. When the Royal Marines, backed by a few army troops, finally came ashore, the initial firefight was reportedly brisk and brief. Within two hours after the landing, a white flag was hoisted by the Argentine commander at Grytviken, and a short while later the blue and white Argentine flag was hauled down. After securing Grytviken, the British were able to make radio contact with a second garrison of 16 Argentine soldiers...
...Their passion and cleverness never flag, and they make Lion an astounding play to watch--and probably to read as well. And the able crew of Dunster House dramatists rises admirably to the challenge of getting through the many, many, many such exchanges, and navigates the audience through a brisk but shattering evening of theater. Most impressive, perhaps, is their success in giving some degree of movement and unity to what could be just an endless succession of one-liners. For all the characters actually accomplish, Lion could plausibly begin or end at any scene change, as Henry, Eleanor...
Before long, CBS was firmly back in first place. Says Arledge: "CBS News is now a copy of our program." But there were other reasons for the CBS recovery. One was Commentator Bill Moyers, whose earnest analyses balance Rather's brisk style. Another, according to some industry wags: Dan Rather's sweaters, which are said to have softened the anchorman's hard-driving image. "Unfortunately," says Arledge, "the sweater seems to have worked...