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...illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there. If Vague Generalities are anathema, sparkling chips of concrete scattered throughout your bluebook will have you up for sainthood. Or at least Dean's List. Name at least the titles of every other book Hume wrote; don't just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of "contemporary decadence," like Natalie Wood. If you can't come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid clink of pseudo-facts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A GRADER'S REPLY | 1/13/1997 | See Source »

...Marvin (Hume Cronyn), who sucks the ink off Yahtzee dice, hasn't uttered a coherent word in years. His sister Ruth (Gwen Verdon) is so devoted to soap operas that she dons a formal gown when her favorite characters wed. His daughter Lee (Meryl Streep), who smokes all the time, has no talent for raising kids. Just look at her son Hank (Leonardo DiCaprio), with his pathological fear of apologizing to people he's hurt. Fortunately, Lee's sister Bessie (Diane Keaton) is around. She has taken care of her dad for 20 years. But no good deed goes unpunished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A RICH FILM FEAST | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

...STEPHEN HUME (R) District 15 (Parts of Detroit; Grosse Pointe; Hamtramck; River Rouge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: MICHIGAN | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...Hume, an unorthodox Republican whose goal is to reform politics, has refused all monetary contributions to his campaign. He also says he would have voted against banning partial-birth abortions and supported Clinton's policy on gays in the military. Founder of Citizens for Fair Elections, Hume helped reform Detroit's election procedures and, with his Public Eye Video company, won the right to videotape Detroit government meetings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: MICHIGAN | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...primary, convincingly beating the troubled incumbent 51% to 31%. In the Michigan House, Kilpatrick sponsored a bill to allow Detroit riverfront development and helped prevent the re-routing of federal highway funds from the local to the state level. Her liberal platform gives her an advantage over Stephen Hume in this Democratic district...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: MICHIGAN | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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