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...overflows with traps--gaping, bottomless craters of existentialism, sexual repression, and religious angst--into which the ambitious but uncautious director can easily tumble, desperately waving his arms and kicking his feet in vain as he cries "Why didn't I do Guys and Dolls?" That a non-professional would dare to take on Equus is commendable; it displays courage, or at least, self-confidence. That a non-professional director can create an intelligent and profoundly affecting rendition of Equus is remarkable; it displays unique talent...
...gave new meaning to the term friendly skies. The airline billed itself "The Somebody Else Up There Who Loves You." Upon boarding a flight, passengers were greeted by a soft, sexy voice, saying: "Hi. I'm Suzanne. Y'all buckle your seat belts and don't dare get up. We don't want anything happening to you now because we love you." The stewardesses, personally selected by Muse himself, sported tight hot pants and leather go-go boots. In-flight drinks were known as "love potions," and cash registers that issued tickets were "love machines...
PERHAPS BELL LONGS for the day when authority patterns were easily defined and well respected; for the day when undergraduates at their most unruly would never dare question the good professor. It is precisely this premise--that life is set out in a hierarchy, and that elders should not be challenged--that had the students of the late '60s up in arms. Henry Kissinger '51 might drop bombs, but students should not have to drop them for him. So, at least, the reasoning went...
...Palestinian residents of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which was ruled by Jordan until the 1967 Middle East war. Hussein bitterly recalls how other Arab leaders humiliated him at the 1974 Rabat summit by designating the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole representative of the Palestinian people. Although he dare not challenge the P.L.O. directly, the King would like to play a major part in some future round of peace negotiations. That means regaining the good will and, if possible, the gratitude of other key Arab leaders, notably the Saudis, the gulf sheiks and the region's self-proclaimed...
...considered rhetoric tracks more logically. In a pair of long, painstakingly prepared speeches to veterans' organizations two months ago, he provided the essence of his policy: a large military buildup, which he defined as "whatever it takes to be strong enough that no other nation will dare violate the peace. That is what we mean by superiority-nothing more, nothing less...