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Clurman found ample evidence for concluding that this odd couple, Nicholas and Ross, would not find happiness together. Almost simultaneously with the book's publication, Time Warner's board of directors, largely though not solely at the instigation of ailing Steve Ross, abruptly sacked Nicholas and installed the more cerebral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scenes From A Marriage | 3/9/1992 | See Source »

THE ARTFUL EQUIVOCATION is an almost impossible concept to explain, but it is easy to demonstrate. Let us take our earlier typical examination question, "Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?" The equivocator would answer it in this way: "Some people...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System: Classic Advice for Exams | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

FRANK SINATRA: A TOUR DE FORCE (Bravura). A live bootleg recording of a 1959 concert in Melbourne, Australia, with the Red Norvo Quintet. It's not only Sinatra's generic greatness that makes this one a must. He seldom worked with small groups, and the agility of Norvo and friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Jan. 13, 1992 | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

Ed Turner, who became a millionaire in the billboard business after his family lost its cotton farm in the Depression, was determined to give his son both ambition and the self-doubt that keeps ambitious people going. "He wanted Ted to be insecure because he felt insecurity breeds greatness," Judy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Taming of Ted Turner | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE that the Volstead Act, several depressions, and the invention of four-wheel brakes have become part of history since a Harvard-Yale Game settled a major championship or demonstrated the best in football. Almost unendingly one hears that these late November meetings are self-sufficient entities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Game through The Ages | 11/23/1991 | See Source »

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