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Hirsch's approach gives facts, facts and more facts, but no vision, no interpretation, no invitation to the world of learning. Instead of reading short clips summarizing the great works of literature, shouldn't students try to read the works themselves? The superficiality of Hirsch's approach is pervasive; students...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Culture Schlock | 1/20/1989 | See Source »

The gold is media saturation, not great reviews. In the movie business, the still, small voice of the critic is . . . still small. The movie-critic TV shows -- Siskel & Ebert and their clones -- have some influence, at least as consumer alerts, because they devote much of their time to running film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Does This Film Seem Familiar? | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

The '60s soundtrack is an asset. Not only are the songs great, but they are appropriate in the context of the scenes for which they provide a backdrop. Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" plays during scenes of revolution on the Georgetown campus. "When I Was Young" by the...

Author: By J. MARTIN Hill, | Title: When I Was Young | 11/18/1988 | See Source »

THE power of the media is immense. Yet it is disturbing to think that the press has the power to manipulate our personal moral consciousnesses. A few years ago, the news broadcasts were filled with haunting clips of sick, starving Ethiopians. The outpouring of aid at the time was tremendous...

Author: By Suk Han, | Title: Now This Is Malaise | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

The six-week investigation explores theblunders of magazines, audio, movies, newspapers,television and books, with "transcripts" fromhearings and clips of "evidence" such as "TeenBeat Interview: George Shultz" and "The Dick VanShow," described by Forbes as "Dick Van Patten andDick Van Dyke...they drive around in the Dickvan."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lampy Releases New Book | 9/28/1988 | See Source »

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