Word: portraits
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Thanks for your accurate portrait of Nigeria's political tragedy [WORLD, July 20]. We should observe a moment of silence for both General Sani Abacha and Chief Moshood Abiola, for they were my fellow Nigerians. The 18th century English writer Alexander Pope wrote, "For forms of government, let fools contest; whate'er is best administer'd is the best..." The fault lies not so much in Nigeria's form of government as in our selfish nature as Nigerians. ANTHONY A. AIYA-OBA Boston...
...Portrait of a Lady, Henry James,class...
...Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce...
...suspects have been indicted and no grand jury impaneled, but ABC is encouraging development of a TV movie based on the JONBENET RAMSEY murder case. Knowledgeable sources say execs at the Disney-owned network have been considering a prime-time docudrama offering a behind-the-scenes portrait of the Ramsey family. "It would look at an American tragedy without getting into significant aspects of the ongoing investigation," remarks a participant. A script should be finished by late July, with the narrative focusing on JonBenet's life rather than the mystery surrounding her death or the subsequent legal wrangles. No other...
...fitting set for the top rifleman than Heston's study, situated on a ridge overlooking Coldwater Canyon, with a view of the distant Pacific Ocean. Models of Air Force bombers and spent .50-cal. machine-gun casings adorn a side table ("I was a gunner in the war"). A portrait of Hemingway ("He was not a very nice man") hangs above a cartoon from the strip Hagar the Horrible ("with whom I have great sympathy"). Stacked around his desk like a fortress are volumes on the Boer War, the Civil War and World War II; biographies of the Founding Fathers...