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Fortunately for Richards, bidding to become the first woman Governor of Texas since Miriam ("Ma") Ferguson ruled the state from 1925 to 1927, Republican nominee Williams suffered a self-inflicted wound that could cripple him. He joked that bad weather was inevitable, like rape, and the only thing to do was to "relax and enjoy it." He said later he was kidding, an apology that may work with the so-called Bubba vote. Women may not be so forgiving, particularly those who were already leaning toward Richards as the pro-choice candidate...
...Long Day's Journey into Night, nor does his body of work yet rival the four-decade outpouring that won O'Neill the Pulitzer four times and the Nobel Prize to boot -- the praise may merely be premature. In just over five years, since his first professionally produced play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, reached Broadway, Wilson has established himself as the richest theatrical voice to emerge in the U.S. since the post-World War II flowering of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. Just as significant, he has transcended the categorization of "black" playwright to demonstrate that his stories, although...
...visiting Harvard this week. This is your chance to tell nasty secrets and influence impressionable young minds. Please limit submissions to 200 words, typed double-spaced, and submit them to The Crimson by Wednesday at noon. Please address submissions to: Editorial Chair, The Harvard Crimson, 14 Plympton St., Cambridge, MA...
...clearest instances of this newfound grit are the two most famous speeches. When Lois Smith, giving the finest performance of a great stage career, says as Ma Joad that she knows "the people" will endure, she offers none of the reassuring faith of Jane Darwell in the film. Her words are instead the hollow attempt of a frightened peasant to calm herself and to reassure a son she expects never to see again. When Gary Sinise as Tom Joad tells her that wherever people are organizing for freedom and a better day, he will be there, he does not ooze...
Democrat Dan Rostenkowski urges higher taxes and a freeze on social spending, but some White House aides seem more interested in playing an old political game. -- In Montana Guru Ma and her followers get ready for Armageddon. -- Why is Bill Smith calling Ronald Reagan...