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...highest honor, the Order of Good Hope, upon Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Perhaps in a testament to their ideological ties, both Qaddafi and Mandela have in the past played host to Louis Farrakhan, the unashamedly anti-Semitic leader of the Nation of Islam. It was Qaddafi's generous offer to the black American leader that raised the ire of the Clinton administration. While Mandela offered no official financial support to Farrakhan, he did receive him warmly, disquieting Jewish communities in South Africa and the U.S. alike...
...situations. Although Anne claims to resent her mother and occasionally complains about the others as well, she sees some good in all of them. Even as she skips restlessly around the annex, provoking--as children often do--both laughter and irritation, she reveals an unusually mature perspective and generous heart...
...gentle but serious tone of the play necessitates an ending that goes beyond the literal storyline. Despite the historical appropriateness of the suddenness with which the family is marched out of its hiding place, the contemplative nature of Anne's diaries calls for a more thoughtful and generous finale. The production's solution is to project her words over the entire set: as the lights dim, Anne's writing becomes visible, covering all the rooms that she has inhabited. A voice-over by Portman tells the audience of Anne's hope that her words should live on even after...
...action is extremely difficult. This shunting of the place of individual action into the realm of moral and family life should not be viewed as a descent. Some, if not many, individuals may be better suited to other activities. They may be funny but not courageous, clever but not generous. However, whether they will it or not, these individuals now find that it is their conduct at home and in church that matters...
When I first met Harold, I realized he was a character straight out of one of his books: brash, aggressive, generous, flamboyant. It was 1972, and I was a fairly unknown writer. Harold had read my book Sinners and liked it. He signed a copy of The Betsy, "For Jackie Collins. Beautiful authors have an advantage for openers--but when they can really write, it's positively unfair." What encouragement--I was thrilled...