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...acting gig that supported his real love, directing. Almost all of Welles’ directorial work from his last twenty years was left unfinished, except for “F for Fake,” which has just been released on DVD in a special edition from the Criterion Collection. And it shows that Welles never lost his talent or relentless drive for innovation; the man characterized as a has-been could keep up with any Goddardian innovator/imitator given half the chance...
Ansel Adams once defined a great photograph as "a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety." By that criterion, Mydans, 78, made a great photograph in one of his first assignments for LIFE. In the oil town of Freer, Texas, he turned his camera on the restless men loitering before a wood-frame lunchroom. Shooting from across the muddy street and above the roof line, his view takes in everything from a distant filigree of oil rigs to the ratty classicism of the restaurant porch. Harnessing the camera's broad indecisiveness, he reports both the sociology...
...members of my family would say that they are black, I have many relatives—including my grandfather—whose looks leave people guessing. And with so much diversity of appearance within my family, it surprises me that my grandfather would make similarity a criterion...
Person of the Year At first I was appalled by your choice for Person of the Year [Dec. 27-Jan. 3]. But then I remembered your criterion: the person who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill. I can't think of anyone in my lifetime who has affected more people's lives for ill than George W. Bush. Glenn Boylan Alpharetta, Georgia...
...hope that during the next four years he will take the necessary steps to resolve the chaotic situation in Iraq. Amy Cherian Ayroor, India U.S. Feedback At first I was appalled by your choice for Person of the Year [Dec. 27-Jan. 3]. But then I remembered your criterion: the person who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill. I can't think of anyone in my lifetime who has affected more people's lives for ill than George W. Bush. Glenn Boylan Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. Bush's determination and steadfast personality are what make...