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...stage. He has a tendency to over- or under-act, and at the wrong times. Jeremy Geidt mumbles too many of his lines, but he's playing an old, near-crazy curmudgeon, so he can be forgiven. Both Evett and Geidt fail to convey and deep understanding of their characters, and come across as flat figures on the stage...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: Stern's Uneven Genius Can't Rescue Buried Child | 1/17/1996 | See Source »

...Orleans, where I come from, folks are divided into two categories: preachers and storytellers. I'm a bit more in the storyteller camp. I believe that ever since we invented campfires, narrative tales have been the best way to capture people's attention, to convey ideas and moral beliefs. And as an occasional biographer, I believe that portraying interesting people is a good way to make the world come alive. "TIME did not invent personality journalism," Luce once said. "The Bible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers: Jan. 15, 1996 | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...specifically, I bring some passions based on my experiences. I've loved politics ever since I covered it as a newspaper reporter in Louisiana (the place, along with Chicago and Boston, where it is practiced with the most gusto) and then as a correspondent for this magazine. We must convey the human entertainment of campaigns, and also their true meanings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Our Readers: Jan. 15, 1996 | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...perceived in dealings with people. The two concepts are vastly different. As a trained theologian and pastor, I am not concerned with whether there was an Abraham, a Noah, a 40-year trek in the wilderness or an invasion of Palestine. The stories were created to convey the theological truth that God empowers, guides and saves. Faith is the key. (THE REV.) ROBERT B. GUSTAVSON First Presbyterian Church Silver City, New Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 15, 1996 | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...Dying For?" was haunting. As a Vietnam veteran and Native American, I can say a triple "Hell, no." To send fine young people into a horrendous mess to die in a pool of their own blood is not to be excused. Your articles were great, but they failed to convey the worry we older soldiers have for the well-being of our younger soldier brothers and sisters. Congress and the President: Don't waste their young lives! GARY J. VACHON Peoria, Illinois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 18, 1995 | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

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