Word: expression
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sometimes simply very funny, filling in the words to a dinosaur tea-party or chronicling the invention of the horse-collar. But his artistic effectiveness derives mostly from his subtleties of form. As if the drama in his allegory "I Am Dying, Egypt, Dying," weren't sufficiently strong to express the dilemma of outmoded, outrageous American simplicity abroad, he invests it with a mock-epic structure, all the more sharply exposing his quiet American's hollowness...
...week for an advance of more than $100,000 (on top of the $100,000 that the newspaper series will probably earn him). The book's working title is The Aftermath, and said Farago in a self-promotional aside: "It will be much more convincing than the Daily Express articles...
Last week, pale and weary from meeting unfamiliar daily deadlines, he sat in his London hotel room in soft-blue pajamas and struck back at the skeptics. At the same time, he struck out at the London Daily Express. He insisted that he had conclusive proof of Bormann's whereabouts and could have had more if the Express had not "blown the whole damn thing." Farago complained that the Express, afraid it was about to be scooped by a Bormann story in the London Daily Mail, had rushed into print before he was ready. (Express Editor Ian McColl replied...
...decision-making strategy is augmented by gamesmanship round the table. "Occasionally," says one member, "a Justice will just say 'I pass' and not express an opinion until everyone else has indicated a preference." A Justice will often say he's "inclined" to grant or deny, thus keeping his options open until the final tally. And if three Justices feel strongly about a case, "it's not unusual for another Justice to add a fourth vote as a courtesy." Since 1925, the informal but almost invariably followed "rule of four" has meant that a case...
...given up hope of ever reading a thoughtful, intelligent editorial. My sorrow at seeing such a record of consistent performance marred is more than balanced by my delight in reading Mr. Muller's piece. He is to be congratulated, both for his thinking and his courage to express himself. But tell me, who slipped up and let someone so wise get on the Crimson staff in the first place? Leigh S. Shuman...