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...space" that Stella presents from his own works are not very convincing arguments; exploiting the extra dimension seems to have added little to his own work. And when Julian Schnabel can go 3-D by painting on smashed crockery, one starts to wonder why Stella is making all this fuss about perspective...
...fuss over trade right now? Deadlines in the various negotiations happened to coincide, but the actions also reflect continued U.S. frustration over its trade deficit. In November the U.S. recorded its worst monthly deficit ever: $19.2 billion, up from $12.1 billion in October. U.S. officials pointed out that extraordinary factors were involved, including the rush of consumers to buy imported items like autos before tax reform eliminated sales-tax deductions. Said U.S. Under Secretary for International Trade Bruce Smart: "We remain confident that 1987 will see a significant improvement." Maybe so, but the November figure meant that the 1986 deficit...
From all the fuss, you would have thought it was a theft of the Elgin Marbles or the rape of the Sabine women. "Criminal mutilation," says Woody Allen. "Artistic desecration," says the Directors Guild of America. "Cultural vandalism," says the Western branch of the Writers Guild of America. Not since Ingrid Bergman was run out of town on a morals charge has Hollywood been & in such a pious fit. Directors, actors, critics, even the odd editorialist, have risen as one to denounce the depredations of -- colorization...
While their opponents grumble about the Kennedy name and the attendant media fuss, both Joe and Kathleen are trying to wage issue-oriented campaigns. Though his broad smile and raw physical presence recall his father's energy and charisma, Joe Kennedy's politics are not quite Robert Kennedy's. After completing an academic career that included stints at three colleges (he finally graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Boston), Kennedy founded a nonprofit corporation called Citizens Energy Corp., which provides inexpensive heating fuel and prescription drugs to low-income families. Citing his company's solid success in almost every...
...military identification card. A glimmer of comprehension. The consul copied the Cyrillic letters and sent them upstairs to the CIA station chief. Minutes passed. No response. The distraught man exclaimed that he would be shot if they did not do something quickly. Then a CIA man, curious about the fuss, took one look at the card and promptly rushed to talk to his boss. Only then did the station chief come down and, with proper apologies, invite the defector upstairs...