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...tends to deal with undefined moods, hazily defined characters, and ponderously defined natural trivia, e.g., "They sat on an ironwood tree's outcropping roots, roots tangled like gray fingers in wild interplay with Medusa's hair." It tends to make the reader suspect that the author is sentimentally fond of writing, but unfortunately finds himself with nothing or little to say about people or events. Generally, although not necessarily, authors with something to say take care to say it clearly...
Edward G. Robinson's Joe Keller is a truly contemptible cheat, trapped by his own weakness, trying to bully his conscience out of existence, taking refuge from his acts in the fond belief that he acted "for his family." But his acquaintances give him credit only for being more "clever" than his partner who went to jail, and his own son deserts him as soon as he is convinced of his father's guilt. His wife Kate, played by Mady Christians, seeks refuge from her husband's acts in the firm conviction that Larry is still alive, until his letter...
TIME, March 29, most likely under the influence of delicatessen dining, accuses Thomas More of having been overly fond of corned beef. I am at a loss to account for the source of your information. Perhaps you drew on your carnivorous imagination or relied on some biographical chitchat for this impeachment of More's anti-slaughter principles. I have re-examined the Ethics of Diet by Howard Williams for some verification of this corned beef calumny, without finding the slightest substantiation. On the contrary, in More's justly famed Utopia, we find the Utopians condemning every form...
There are no pari-mutuel windows beneath the stands on Soldiers Field. This is a situation that might well be considered by gentlemen fond of turning an easy buck or two, for the baseball team has so far proved to be about as consistent as a Lincoln Downs two-year...
...Truman schedule was at its heaviest on Army Day. Shortly after noon, the President put on his morning clothes, went to the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church to attend the funeral of Maurice C. Latta, executive clerk at the White House since the McKinley Administration. The President was fond of Maurice Latta, a dour but efficient man. As the brief service ended, Harry Truman brushed a tear from...