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William Safire delivered a didactic and often humorous speech, expounding on the theme of America's free press and its turbulent history before a crowd of nearly 800 at the Kennedy School of Government's ARCO Forum last night.

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Safire Discusses Journalism History | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

Exiles and Emigres," the exhibition running through May 11 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a fine example of a genre that often and easily goes wrong: the politically didactic art show. Its curator, Stephanie Barron, in 1991 created a survey named "Degenerate Art." Her subject then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ART: A CULTURAL GIFT FROM HITLER | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

"I'm trying to find a way to [describe the pieces] that's not too didactic, that's more poetic," Reynolds explains--only too appropriate for works she herself describes as "visual poetry."

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, | Title: Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere | 3/13/1997 | See Source »

The Crucible. Publicist: "People perceived it as a history lesson, as something more didactic than they were interested in seeing." Former studio head: "Yeah, I didn't see it."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: CRYING FOR MADONNA | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

The practice of tinkering with shows is not uncommon--tertiary roles are often recast, for example--but this year changes have been far more sweeping. In one of the most talked-about shifts, ABC's drama Murder One, which failed to keep viewers hooked last year despite lavish acclaim, will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: MAKEOVER MANIA | 9/16/1996 | See Source »

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