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...Your pleasant review of John McPhee's book In Suspect Terrain [Jan. 31] states: "No other journalist avoids the obvious with as much success as John McPhee. To hold readers through books about oranges, the New Jersey Pine Barrens or birchbark canoes is a tribute to his eye for narrative grain and hand for prose dovetails. The sanding and finishing are done by editors at The New Yorker, where McPhee's books first appear." In actuality, John McPhee's prose is written, sanded and polished by John McPhee...
THERE ARE SOME bright spots. Twiggy and Tune work well together, as they did in Ken Russell's film of a decade ago. The Boy Friend Twiggy sings in a surprisingly pleasant voice and looks stylish and alluring throughout the show; her costumes and her manner subtly spoof her past as a model, as does an enormous billboard of Edythe's face that fills the stage for much of the show. Star appeal remains the show's great attraction...
Hastings, who has been on leave with pay for 16 months, said after the trial that he would return to the bench soon. For federal prosecutors, that is not a pleasant prospect. Said one high Justice Department official: "I'd hate to be a U.S. Attorney arguing a case before him." But whatever satisfaction Hastings now has, it is unlikely ever to compensate for the damage to his reputation and career. Said one Miami attorney: "He's going to be on hold the rest of his life...
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That's not my style." During his holiday, Borg unexpectedly found out how pleasant life was without tennis. Along with his wife of 2½ years, the former Rumanian tennis pro Mariana Simionescu, he lapsed into the most debilitating state of all, contentment. "We were able to go out together without thinking about training or a match the next day. It's a nice feeling...