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...into sentimental philosophizing, as if she momentarily invokes the Hallmark Muse. I'm all for stories that convey basic truths about humanity, but I'm against the author obtrusively pointing them out for me. I'm not even sure I know what a platitude like "The future is still intact, still unredeemed, but the past is irredeemable" from the story "Orion" means. Are our futures really that predetermined? And of course "the past is irredeemable"--It's already happened; it's gone. It's tautologies like that that make me lash out in my mind at Winterson and scream: "Just...

Author: By Gregory J. Wrenn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bloody, Beautiful Book | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...Clinton. And I too am filled with an unwholesome fury at his acquittal that has no place to go. Somehow, people like Morrow and me haven't been showing up in the all-powerful polls, but Morrow has validated the reality that we too are still here, our minds intact and our loss quite real. LYN A. GRIFFITHS Colorado Springs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 15, 1999 | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...that last point, he is surely correct. But what is just as true, and what is all the more remarkable because it almost goes without saying, is that the institution survived intact. In fact, the scandal showed once again the resilience of our democracy. That is also what struck me as I wandered through the TIME exhibition. It was a pleasant reminder of how abiding is our reverence for the presidency and how well placed is our faith in our system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidents on Parade | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...luxury few can afford to do. Sure, give Stick Michael and Cashman credit for assembling the roster, but it's cold hard cash that keeps the players there. It keeps a contending team intact...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The "V" Spot: Yanks Grab Headlines, Hurt Baseball With Clemens Trade | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

...luxury few can afford to do. Sure, give Stick Michael and Cashman credit for assembling the roster, but it's cold hard cash that keeps the players there. It keeps a contending team intact...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, | Title: Yanks Grab Headlines, Hurt Baseball with Clemens Trade | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

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