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...paradox of dance choreography is that the audience is often unlikely to grasp the subject of the dance; but without a strong central theme, even if it is unperceived, the audience is likely to be bored. The pleasure one feels at a dance performance comes when he or she is immersed in the movement of the dancers. To a large extent, the success of a dance hinges on the interaction of thematic content with movement...
Many Israelis, who have long suspected that their Premier does not have the vision to grasp the opening provided by Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, saw Begin's interpretation of Resolution 242 as yet another stratagem to hold on to all of the West Bank-even if it meant abandoning the peace talks. The criticism did not yet threaten Begin's position as Premier, and it could well be muted in the wake of last week's atrocity. But much now depends on his talks in Washington. Should the Israelis conclude that Begin's intransigence...
...viewed by voters as acceptable trade-offs for the security provided by a welfare state. As for the U.S.S.R.'s East bloc satellites, Aron concludes: "I find that there are no grounds for thinking that the leaderships of the Hungarian, Polish or Czechoslovak parties, once freed from the grasp of Soviet Russia, would convert to freedom of their own accord and renounce all, or important parts, of their power. As long as the Red Army tanks assure the permanence of their reign, they improve their brand image in the eyes of the governed, acquiring a partial legitimacy through concessions...
...Just as the Industrial Revolution took over an immense range of tasks from men's muscles and enormously expanded productivity, so the microcomputer is rapidly assuming huge burdens of drudgery from the human brain and thereby expanding the mind's capacities in ways that man has only begun to grasp. With the chip, amazing feats of memory and execution become possible in everything from automobile engines to universities and hospitals, from farms to banks and corporate offices, from outer space to a baby's nursery...
Coming Home, Ashby's latest film, is the flip side of Shampoo-and its perfect companion piece. Also set in Southern California in 1968, the movie is about those unfortunate Americans who could not escape the war's deadly grasp: the men who fought in Viet Nam and the women they left behind. Like Shampoo, Coming Home offers a devastating vision of this country's recent social history, but the new film is no comedy. Coming Home is, as its material dictates, one long, low howl of pain...