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...Richards to lesbianism and liberalism. In lieu of proposing ways for the state to close the budget deficit, Richards blasted the airwaves with poorly substantiated spots suggesting that Williams is a "deadbeat" guilty of shady business deals. With feigned humor, Williams wondered aloud whether Richards, who was a problem drinker until 10 years ago, is tippling again. Then, playing the injured party, Williams two weeks ago told her during a joint appearance in Dallas, "I'm here to call you a liar today...
...some depth -- starting with the spectacularly gifted Saturnino Herran, who would certainly be as celebrated today as Rivera himself if he had not died in 1918 at the age of 30, and ending with Rufino Tamayo, who is still alive at 91. Tamayo's paintings, like The Merry Drinker, 1946, are based as much on Mexican popular art with its bright organic colors as on the inspiration of Picasso; broad humor and even a fierce grotesqueness are never far away. And the main body of his work lies within the scale of easel painting, whereas Rivera's does not. Murals...
...would be doing society a favor, too. The damage of excessive alcohol consumption is not limited to the kidneys of the drinker. The message that Harvard social life sends to students is that the best and most sure-fire way to have fun is to lose control of the reasoning faculties and self-control that got them here in the first place. That's a lot to lose for a great party...
...McGuane in her autobiography, which described him as a "psychedelic cowboy" and "aging juvenile delinquent." Meanwhile, the deaths of both his parents and his sister took a heavy toll. "I come from a family that has a lot of alcoholism," McGuane confides. "I became really kind of an unpleasant drinker...
...murky crimes. Patrick's uncle Smith Reynolds, a daredevil pilot, died of a gunshot wound and was deemed a suicide. The author suggests that his uncle's second wife actually did the deed. Patrick Reynolds rarely saw his father, R.J. (Dick) Reynolds Jr., a chain smoker and heavy drinker who married four times and died at 58 of emphysema...