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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...burst of literary energy reminiscent of the age of Gogol, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. Great differences exist between the writers of 19th century Russia and 20th century Latin America, but so do profound similarities. Both groups have had to face provincialism, political suppression and foreign influences that threatened to drown out their native voices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Where the Fiction Is Fantastica | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

...Melvyn Broiles. "I've never seen him flip out. He doesn't blow his top." Even at pressure-filled moments, such as the dress rehearsal of the Met's new production of Verdi's Macbeth recently, Levine maintains his equanimity. When backstage noise threatened to drown out the singers, he only briefly raised his voice: "Come on, people, we're trying to have a dress rehearsal here!" he shouted, continuing to conduct. The talking ceased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maestro of the Met: James Levine is the most powerful opera conductor in America | 1/17/1983 | See Source »

...privately owned dams in five Southern states (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina) also were declared to be unsafe. The corps is now studying six badly deteriorated dams near Columbia, S.C. If just one of them should fail, state engineers say, hundreds of people could drown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Repairing of America | 1/10/1983 | See Source »

...Emily Kimberly alias Dorothy Michaels alias Michael Dorsey reveals his identity--is one of the most perfectly constructed film sequences. All three characters finally merge and Hoffman triumphs as we witness his dexterity in wielding the various personalities. The energy he put into this performance and the resulting masterpiece drown out all accusations of high salaries for temperamental superstars. Because in this case this superstar's performance is so priceless that perhaps only an Oscar can be the final reward...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: On a Roll | 1/5/1983 | See Source »

...surely, whereby the full pound of flesh may be reclaimed. Better still to do as the Romans in cases of parricide. The criminal, judged guilty, would be bound and sealed in a sack with a dog and a chicken, then dumped into the water. Eventually he would suffocate or drown, if he was not first scratched to death by the panicked animals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

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