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...imprecise and daring; he has wild flair, but his style is messy. His balance fails him at crucial instants, his turns leave him looking slightly dizzy, and--worst of all--he seems oddly disinterested in Mouis, as if he'd rather be off somewhere making his next conquest. His finest moments occur in the last act, when Basilio and Kitri-Dulcinea each perform-three dramatic, whirling solos...

Author: By Deborah K. Holmes, | Title: A Competent Quixote | 3/19/1982 | See Source »

...desire for "an even stronger framework for long-term friendship," Zhao replied in a similarly cordial tone, saying in effect that China was willing to try to break the Taiwan deadlock. Clearly, in the vital interests of both nations, they must do so. As Richard Nixon, reflecting on his finest hour, wrote last week in the New York Times, "The bottom line is that both sides must recognize the paramount importance of preserving the new relationship. Neither of us can allow anything, including differences over Taiwan, to jeopardize this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: A Decade of Measured Progress | 3/15/1982 | See Source »

...Secretary William Coleman, an old friend. In that capacity, he successfully argued in court that the controversial supreme jet, the Concorde, should be permitted to land in New York's Kennedy Airport on an experimental basis. Judge McGowan, who helped decide that case, recalls. He made one of the finest arguments I've ever heard." And then, of course, there's Democracy and Distrust--and the deanship...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: Turning the Law on its Head | 3/15/1982 | See Source »

...repeatedly to remind me he meant business. (It wasn't necessary.) For the guy who robbed me--a slim Black man about 25 years old, smoothly dressed and very much acting the role of the confident mugger--the incident will probably fade from memory quickly. New York's finest and their armed-robbery expertise notwithstanding, there's not a chance in hell he'll be caught...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: When Two Lives Collide | 3/10/1982 | See Source »

...number of the statements I made. I'll have no further comment on the issue because I'm a party in interest. I'm sure there will be impeachment in the House. I can't predict the Senate outcome. You have given us the finest foreign policy this country has ever had. A super job, and the people appreciate it. Let me assure you that I expect to continue to support the Administration's foreign policy and the fight against inflation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: THE SMOKING GUN | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

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