Word: die
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...might I characterize my loved ones...so you won't become jaded or feel bored?" queries Allan Gurganus in his brilliant new novel, Plays Well With Others. It follows the trend of contemporary literature that includes Rent and Angels in America, in which characters have, and eventually die of, AIDS In this contribution, Gurganus offers up his characters--his loved ones--without pretense, and simply lets the reader live their experience. "I do not want to rush," he continues. "The hierarchy of suffering sets in too soon. What starts as your own self-armoring way of surviving can soon (especially...
Jacques says that without vocal support from constituents, the bill with die from lack of interest...
...freezing may actually ease one ethical dilemma. When clinics freeze test-tube embryos for later use, what happens if that use never takes place? If the parents divorce or die, who gets custody of the embryos? Courts have addressed both these thorny situations in specific cases, but no nationwide policy exists...
...DIED. GEORGES MARCHAIS, 77, France's die-hard Communist chief who inadvertently hastened his party's withering away; in Paris. Marchais remained a Stalinist, with unambiguous results: during his Secretary-Generalship (1972-94), the Communist Party's popular support dropped more than...
...together a U.N.-backed coalition against Saddam. The G.O.P. also blocked $3.5 billion for the International Monetary Fund, which is trying to bolster quaking economies in Asia. If they collapse, the wreckage could puncture the American prosperity for which Clinton claims credit. On Capitol Hill "there are no die-hard Clinton people anymore," complains an Administration aide. "For each issue, the President has to build a different coalition from the ground...