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...less distressingly, truly spectacular actors appear in farcical and overdone bit parts, Whoppi Goldberg fulfils the rather insignificant role of Jake's mother's quirky side-kick, as well as popping up successively as a hard-hat construction worker, a marching band conductor on an interstate, and the mask of comedy in the stone-work of an off-Broadway theater. Kathleen Turner appears as a over-sexed soap-opera star who, in spite of her potentially exciting role as temptress, never makes her presence felt. Timothy Dalton is, however, somewhat elegant in his suave portrayal of the wheeler-dealer gallery...
...lessons of the Great Place apply today when Mandela chairs meetings of the National Executive Committee, the ruling body of the A.N.C. His face becomes a mask as he notes each person's views and registers the course of the discussion and argument. He knows the weight of his opinion and holds it in reserve until it is deemed necessary. If there is a deadlock he attempts to resolve it. Otherwise he tries to steer the argument toward consensus...
...cannons fired, a man wearing a rubber Nixon mask walked through the crowd, climbed on a step next to a statue and gave Nixon's familiar two-armed victory sign salute...
...overall figures mask a crazy quilt of variations. Geographically, the picture varies not just by regions but by neighboring states or even within states. In New England, Massachusetts and New Hampshire are growing strongly, but Connecticut has been knocked virtually prostrate by cutbacks in its three main industries: defense, shipbuilding and insurance. In Texas the Rio Grande Valley, for decades the poor stepchild of the economy, is flourishing because of trade with neighboring Mexico. But other parts of the state are troubled by defense cutbacks. Texas Instruments, after slashing worldwide employment from 70,000 in 1990 to 59,500 today...
Through July 3. African and Oceanic Sculpture: Treasures from a Private Collection. The objects are mostly wood and terracotta, ranging from a miniature wooden mask from Zaire to a monumental yoruba veranda post from Nigeria...