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Blacklow said that he hopes "lots of people take advantage" of the creation of the new council and that they "get involved," but he added, "The illusion of democracy is all decisions made by many people can't be wrong."
Once again the wishes of those of us who live in the Western portion of our country have been subordinated to those of the powerful voting coalitions in the South and the East. Their problems will continue as long as they maintain the illusion that more federal spending can solve...
Died. Jean Gabin, 72, veteran of nearly 100 films and one of France's top box office stars for four decades; following a heart attack; in Neuilly, France. A factory laborer before becoming an actor, Gabin was best known for his low-key portrayals of handsome, earthy loners: the...
In a play as static as this, the emphasis has to be on words, mood and states of being. The words are brilliantly deployed. The mood is autumnal. The states of being are growing old, needing companionship, the slithering instability of illusion and reality, the burden of the artist and...
In "Bread, Hashish and Moonlight" Qabbani attacks the fatalistic attitude reflected in the other poems. He dispels as an illusion the belief the fulfillment in death can substitute for fulfillment in life. As a result he is forced to dismiss his countrymen bitterly and absolutely: