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...walkways, courts, terraces, stairs and walls, all highlighted with sculptures and other objects by the outstanding artists Saarinen attracted to Cranbrook, probably represent this century's most successful integration of architecture, landscape design and works of art. Every brick, shrub, fountain, gate and ornament contributes to the delight of the whole...
...California at Berkeley who worked for the Associated Press, the Baltimore Sun and the Atlanta Constitution. In 1978 he returned to his home town to battle what he saw as the sluggish daily Savannah News and Press. The Gazette broke a succession of stories, not always to the delight of readers: the paper was nearly put out of business by advertising and circulation losses after it violated the wishes of a prominent local family and reported in 1980 that a missing son had in fact been kidnaped. Says Scardino: "I never thought that just because a publication was small...
...make an oddball ensemble, Director Jonathan Demme deflects their few chances for feminist fun. Through the oilcloth of nostalgia one can still spot some fine performances. Hawn unerringly registers Kay's every emotion with the wide-eyed intensity of a six-year-old; Christine Lahti is a delight as the tart cookie who lives next door; Holly Hunter shines as a brand-new war widow. With their devoted handiwork, the Swing Shift aircraft almost takes off. -By Richard Corliss
...LONG as there are energetic companies dedicated to fleshing out the subtleties of William S. Gilbert's language and the beauty of Arthur S. Sullivan's score, audiences will never tire of watching the rich legacy of operettas the British team left behind. And audiences this week will delight in the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players' production of Iolanthe, with its strong ensemble of superb voices, good acting and creative staging, that more than live up to the tradition of fine performances the company has built up over the years...
...snowcapped peaks and dusty plains. Visit pastel palaces and brooding temples. Ride painted pachyderms, wander through crowded bazaars, and puff contentedly on a hookah. Meet scheming maharajahs and delicate princesses with those funny earrings in their noses. Sit back as lissome native girls in swirling saris dance for your delight. Take advantage of this once in a lifetime offer: witness the traditional Indian suttee, a barbaric ritual in which a willing Hindu widow is cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband. India. A country of contrasts. See it for yourself...