Word: magical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...magic words "Marshall Plan" are already being heard. It worked once, didn't it, on a continent ravaged by war? Since Eastern Europe's factories and distribution systems are all intact, if bedraggled, shouldn't a little pump priming bring forth a gusher of goods...
...private, he could test Gorbachev's mettle and get to know the Soviet leader personally, just as he had befriended hundreds of other foreign leaders in his career. After the Soviets opted for Malta, Bush told aides, "I want a Camp David atmosphere on that ship." To work his magic free of prying eyes and ears, he has ordered reporters to stay far from the U.S. cruiser Belknap and the Soviet cruiser Slava. "He wants to be able to get up from the table and go for a walk with Gorbachev around the ship if he wants to," said...
...this self-described wimp done it? Not with mirrors, although one of Holtz's secondary skills is the ability to perform parlor magic tricks. First and foremost, he is a disciplinarian in the Vince Lombardi mold. In his first team meeting in 1985, he looked around and saw players slouching in their seats. He ordered them in no uncertain terms to sit at attention from that point on. Says senior defensive tackle Jeff Alm, who is almost 1 ft. taller and 120 lbs. heavier than Holtz: "He's not the biggest guy in the world, but he seems to possess...
...water-ballet production number Under the Sea. As Sebastian limns the aquatic virtues, a Noah's aquarium of sea creatures animates a joyous Busby Berkeley palette. If ever a cartoon earned a standing ovation in mid-film, this would be it. But the whole movie is canny magic. For 82 minutes, The Little Mermaid reclaims the movie house as a dream palace and the big screen as a window into enchantment. Live-action filmmakers, see this...
...truncated and unrevised form, The People will add little to Malamud's reputation, which hardly needs embellishment in any case. His novels, including The Natural and The Assistant, and books of stories such as The Magic Barrel and Idiots First long ago established his place among the best postwar American writers. This triumph was not easily won. Malamud never catered to popular tastes or expectations. His fiction was often as grim as it was enchanting. He wrote, and rewrote, slowly, with consummate care...