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Both in person and in the pages he produced each week, Newsweek editor MAYNARD PARKER had an edgy energy that was rooted in a passion for the news. Often tightly coiled and always ready to spring, he had the gleeful ability to rip up his magazine as it was going to press in order to make it more exciting. Every Monday I felt the special kinship that comes from having tried to pull off the same feats; I could admire the smart way he had packaged a cover, spotted a trend or elicited a nugget of reporting...
...with a modern democracy. Unfortunately, he finds himself in charge of a very old-fashioned nation. So he has set himself the visionary target of "rebranding" Britain. Instead of enjoying this country of nice old things, he wants to create a new "cool Britannia." Little surprise, then, that his passion for the modern has spread upward from Britain's House of Commons into the 700-year-old House of Lords. Under plans unveiled last week by Baroness Jay, the Labour government's leader of the Lords, Britain's 700 hereditary peers are about to get the chop. Twenty-one generations...
...lust or rage or bravery or intellectual adventure. When they finally open themselves to these emotions (by gazing at a Picasso or hearing Buddy Holly or spending the evening with a naughty girl from the '90s), the people of Pleasantville literally blush into color. They wear their passion on their shamed, fervent faces, on their clothes, like a scarlet letter. And the town burghers, still cocooned in monochrome propriety, are perplexed, vexed, vengeful...
...Tennis Partner. In it, Dr. Verghese tells the true story of his friendship with an Australian medical student, David Smith, who came to America on a tennis scholarship. At first, the relationship revolves solely around biweekly tennis outings. Smith challenges Verghese athletically, while Verghese's almost childishly simple passion for the game causes Smith to recall a time when he shared that passion--a passion he lost during his short stint on the pro tour. As the friendship progresses, however, tennis becomes a forum for dealing with their individual problems--a kind of therapy session. Verghese, who has just moved...
Georges was remembered by his Crimson peers for his passion, commitment and an unquestioned reputation as one of the most prolific staff writers of his time...