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...almost expired with helpless laughter after reading Charlton Heston's angry letter denying Gore Vidal's comments [LETTERS, May 13] that the subtext of the relationship of characters played by Heston and Stephen Boyd in the film Ben-Hur was a homosexual one. Without meaning to, of course, Heston utterly confirms Vidal's assertion that director William Wyler told Vidal that Heston would "fall apart" if he knew about the homosexual subtext they conspired to feed Boyd behind Heston's back. All this behind-the-camera intrigue is rendered moot, however, if you just watch the scene...
...Well maybe he did," Gorbachev says, "but under him the trains don't run regularly." When the laughter stops, Gorbachev becomes grave. "I made a mistake trusting Yeltsin," he says, "but you elected him the first time, so you made a mistake too. Think hard before you make the same mistake again, and remember that no matter who wins, the result must be respected. What we need most at this time is a straight, free, democratic election...
...heart attack; in Quogue, New York. Clurman built a network of correspondents around the world that he inspired with his own curiosity, energy and passion. Said TIME's Hugh Sidey last week: "He never panicked in a crisis, was always instructive when correcting you--and there was always laughter when he was around." Later Clurman took on cultural challenges, serving as New York City administrator of parks, recreation and cultural affairs and on the board of Lincoln Center. His books include To the End of Time, which was critical of the Time Warner merger...
...produce an all-house musical production that's sold out every night and gets great reviews. Everybody in it--the tech crew, the cast, the orchestra--comes from our house. People you never thought would go near a stage belt out numbers with chutzpah to the cheers and laughter of their friends in the audience...
Opening the window, I hear the familiar sounds of "ABBA" blasting in the Library Suite, the laughter of a group returning from the Square and the subdued murmurs of a couple sitting under a tree. The Quad is calm and it is alive. The night security guard, John, looks off the porch of the Grand Entryway, in front of the cabinet that will hold the Straus Cup another year. This is a remarkable place, and just think: There are eleven more just like it, but nothing that could ever be the same...