Word: criticize
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...novel's Hippo, so nicknamed decades before as an undergraduate (the reference is to T.S. Eliot's doggerel, "The hippopotamus' day/ Is passed in sleep; at night he hunts;/ God works in a mysterious way-/ The Church can sleep and feed at once ..."). Wallace was a drama critic for one of the seedier London newspapers until he arose during an idiotic stage performance and screamed curses. At liberty, he is asked by a terminally ill goddaughter to find out whether a moody 15-year-old boy, Wallace's godson, really has a powerful healing gift. The lad, it appears, lays...
Dale Bauman, a Cornell University professor of nutritional biochemistry, claims that Consumer Reports erred in its bst story by relying solely on its in-house critic in the field, Michael Hansen, rather than a panel review. "Nobody has the credibility to handle a wide range of issues," Bauman says. He adds that he found a Hansen report on bst "replete with mistakes" and that the fda sent Hansen a letter listing all the errors. "I don't think this helps the magazine's credibility," Bauman observes...
DIED. ARTHUR TAYLOR, 65; jazz drummer and bandleader; in New York City. Known for swinging "like a strong breeze," in the words of one critic, Taylor recorded albums with John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk. As the leader of his own group, Taylor's Wailers, he was a mentor to many younger musicians...
...frail, yet flamboyant hero of an extraordinary short life. An invalid born into a wealthy Victorian family ruled by a strict father, Stevenson grew into a romantic wanderer, searching for a climate his bleeding lungs could tolerate. "McLynn tells his story with grace and skill," says TIME critic John Skow. "Only a dull reader will finish this biography without heading for the library to search out a complete edition of Stevenson's marvelous but now mostly unread short tales...
...Hootie & the Blowfish has become an unexpected commercial smash, selling more than a million copies. It features the catchy, sing-along number "Hold My Hand," which has landed in Billboard's Top 10. "Hootie's music may be deeply personal, but it's not wimpy," says TIME pop music critic Christopher John Farley. "The band's sound is big and guitar stuffed, and lead singer Darius Rucker's voice is always bluesy and confident...