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So, too, for the Democrats. They begin each presidential cycle convinced that they have at last redefined their ideology, risen above the folly of faction and rediscovered the magic formula to create a national majority. The jaunty confidence of the Atlanta convention and the euphoria that accompanied summer polls pointing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are The Democrats Cursed? | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

Daubmannus' 1691 warning to stay away from the Dictionary should be ignored. Still, the cautious reader might want to read the book in small increments, on the off chance that he should hold the poisoned copy, where the reader dies at the ninth page.

Author: By W. CALEB Crain, | Title: A Novel Dictionary | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

But what a tasty pastry it is. The cast is fun to watch. Because each member of the ensemble has to act out several different parts, such a play lives or dies by the quality and enthusiasm of its cast. And these actors are not only competent, but they also...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: `The Good Doctor' Appears Healthy | 11/10/1988 | See Source »

Parador operates on the no longer fanciful premise that an actor can impersonate a president for a long time, and that however much a buffoon he is, as long as he has charisma, the people will suffer him gladly. When the dictator of Parador dies, his right-hand man (Julia...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Parador Uber Alles | 9/23/1988 | See Source »

Too bad the sometimes merry and bright director Paul Mazursky flunked this test in Moon over Parador, for he and Co-Writer Leon Capetanos had a nice idea. An actor named Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss), who has worked up a party- stunt imitation of the mythical Parador's strongman, is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Actor's Dream: MOON OVER PARADOR | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

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