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...book ("I was born as a mind during 1925, my bodily birth having taken place in 1912") and that keeps it moving ("I was an intellectual by the time I reached Annie Wright ((Seminary)). And no one else was"). Newcomers are likely to be baffled. The author keeps dropping Edmund Wilson's name and opinions without volunteering until the end the information that the famous critic was to be her second husband. Of the photographs that accompany the text, three include McCarthy's younger brother Kevin, a well-known actor, who is never mentioned by name in his sister...
...single sick or hungry child will feel better because the Millennium Club opens its doors to women. On the other hand, is life not made up of small things? Lots and lots of small things? And isn't there considerable truth in that old banality of Edmund Burke's about the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil being for good men to do nothing (he presumably meant good people or good individuals, but never mind -- the creation of aphorisms was simpler in Burke...
...family and his theatrical integrity. For Mary Tyrone (Susan Schwartz), a life filled with dreams and musical potential has ended in loneliness and regret. James Jr. (Daniel Zelman) is unable to hold down a job, and, though rebellious, seems destined to follow in his father's alcoholic footsteps. Only Edmund (Pier Carlo Talenti), the aspiring writer, might escape the family misery, and he could well be dying...
...performance is too much of a caricature for the realistic tone of the piece. As the Tyrone brothers, Zelman and Talenti give excellent, though vastly different performances. Together, they portray the wide range of emotions between the protective yet resentful James and the more accepting and hopeful Edmund. Talenti gives an especially understated interpretation well adapted to the small stage area...
Appointed in early December to examine the structure of the NSC, the panel turned into an aggressive inquisition on the Iran-contra affair. Former Texas Senator John Tower, former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft and former Maine Senator and Secretary of State Edmund Muskie reached their conclusions with resounding unanimity after taking testimony from some 80 witnesses and reviewing thousands of documents, including a treasure trove of NSC computer messages notable for, among other things, their frequent misspellings...