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...wasn't on these shows merely to flog himself; he was there to promote his movies. A workaholic in the English acting tradition, Grant has made 18 films in eight years, and part of the pleasure of following him has been to see a fellow with leading-man looks play so many variations on the upper-class twit. Last year, besides his suavely manic turn in Four Weddings, he was seen as the prim prelate in the Australian soft-core Sirens and as an hors d'oeuvre to a sexually voracious woman in Roman Polanski's Bitter Moon. Now three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: HUGH AND CRY | 7/24/1995 | See Source »

...groups that have suffered extremely, as blacks and Jews have suffered, taking yes for an answer may even be experienced as a form of betrayal. And so, in such groups, the improvement of life will be a great opportunity for the mongerers of guilt, and for those who flog their own brethren with ideals of authenticity to prevent them from recognizing the reality of progress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Yes for an Answer | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

...praise of those who despise his opinions, Limbaugh thinks he is popular because most Americans -- disenfranchised by the liberal media -- agree with what he says. "The majority of people just don't want to hear their country ridiculed or accused of being wrong. Let's not flog ourselves. I happen to believe in love of country, and that's what people want to hear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Man. A Legend. A What!? | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

...bill was intended to counter a series of Supreme Court decisions that make it more difficult for workers to win job-discrimination lawsuits. Democrats accuse the President of playing racial politics, preferring to flog the quota issue in next year's election rather than pass an effective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CIVIL RIGHTS: Headed for A Veto? | 6/17/1991 | See Source »

...stations, these program-length ads provide a tidy source of revenue from little watched time periods. (Half an hour of postmidnight airtime can bring in between $5,000 and $20,000 in big-city markets.) For an advertiser with a steam iron or self-help course to flog, an infomercial can be a good way to corral viewers for a long, hard sell. A 30-minute ad for a hand mixer from Kitchenmate cost just $125,000 to make and has generated $55 million in sales, according to its producer, the Guthy-Renker Corp. Altogether, infomercials generated $500 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Amazing! Call Now! | 6/17/1991 | See Source »

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