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Late thirtysomething and first mid-life crisis loom for three urban types lovingly played by Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby. What better cure for their variegated blues than a dude cattle drive? Joining with other frustrated fantasists, they move a herd from point A to point B under the supervision of a hilariously traditional cowman (Jack Palance). The script acknowledges a structural debt to Red River, but its spin is strictly Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel: sharply turned observations on contemporary angst blended with agreeable sentiments by Parenthood's writers. O.K., it would be nice if this film...
Some Western analysts also believe that Saddam is engaging in a kind of demographic sabotage. "The refugees are being buzzed and shot at by gunships from behind," said a British diplomat, "clearly with intent to force them toward the borders." Kurdish leader Kirkuki agreed: "The Iraqis are continuing to herd us to these rocky cemeteries in order to rid themselves of the Kurdish problem once...
Somewhat like a cattle call for politicians new and old, the First District Race is attracting a herd of hopefuls of all shapes and sizes, with each of the candidates unable to score a significant victory and surge ahead in the polls...
...sell-off was hastened by the illness and retirement of CEO Donald Thomas, LBJ's lawyer, who ran the financial empire single-handedly for years. Neither Lady Bird Johnson, 78, nor daughters Lynda and Luci, who live far from Texas, are prepared to ride herd on the business. Besides, the seven Johnson grandchildren, who hold stakes in the company through their trusts, are growing up. "It's generational change," said family spokesman George Christian. "Everything dictated that they all go their separate ways." And probably quite comfortably: all the properties being offered are free of debt...
WHEN I VISITED Harvard during prefrosh weekend, I travelled with the herd from one lecture class to another. I saw Professor of English Marjorie Garber talk about cross-dressing in Othello. I heard Joseph S. Nye, Ford Foundation professor of international security, explain why international relations is better explained by checkers than by dominoes...