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One cannot ignore the whiff of a double standard here. After all, it was Bryant Gumbel who wrote the nasty memo about his co-workers at Today, but it was Pauley who had to watch her heir apparent being groomed on the couch next to her. Norville too was probably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Miscues In The Morning | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

The assumption should also be that most Harvard students could be competent physicists. Therefore, the same attention to teaching techniques and materials found in Boylston should be found in Jefferson. I believe successful techniques in teaching both disciplines would be very similar.

Author: By Peter L. Clateman, | Title: Attacking the Myth of Genius | 2/12/1990 | See Source »

Through it all, Gorbachev gamely struggled to maintain an appearance of normality. Just back from his vexing three-day visit to Lithuania, where he failed to persuade nationalists to curb their secessionist demands, he aimed to project the air of a competent crisis manager. He received former Japanese Foreign Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Killing Zone | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

SPY LINE by Len Deighton (Knopf; $18.95). When the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, it landed on Deighton, who was caught in mid-trilogy about a British agent in the divided city whose wife has left him to set up her own spy shop on the east side of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Dec. 11, 1989 | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

The Communist Party "is convinced that the most important thing is that they are competent and professional," party spokesperson Josef Hora said. "The political affiliation is only secondary."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Opposition Will Lead Czechs | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

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