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Clifton Fadiman is a striking proof that a regular reviewer need not necessarily degenerate into a facile purveyor of snap judgments and hopeful guesses. He was the first--and, I think, the only-- reviewer to offer an annual mea culpa to his readers; and while he explains his introduction of this custom rather cynically in terms of space-filling rather than conscientiousness, his reader may reserve judgment...

Author: By M. C., | Title: ON THE SHELF | 10/1/1941 | See Source »

...Holyoke Bookshop, purveyor of radical and Communist literature, was the next occupant, only to vacate during the summer in favor of the Harvard Willkie Club which abandoned its headquarters last week. The latest development in a clothing shop run by Gieves, Gentleman's Tailor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SIX ORGANIZATIONS OCCUPY ONE OFFICE IN THREE YEARS | 11/15/1940 | See Source »

...wonder how Mr. Anderson feels about his remarks now. Am inclined to doubt his later explanation, "satire" . . . for, as a purveyor of satire, Mr. Anderson is a seer of note. If Mr. Anderson will kindly give our patriotic Americans another look into the necessities of the future with the acumen of above date, I am sure it will be gratefully received...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 2, 1940 | 9/2/1940 | See Source »

...positively disgraceful to pose as you do, as the purveyor of reliable news and to feed your readers with entirely onesided and generally false information. It is in fact a dirty trick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 1, 1940 | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

Salutes. Only U. S. sponsor with the right to mention the King & Queen commercially was Canada Dry, by appointment purveyor of drinking water (60 gallons each day) to the Royal party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Radio Curtsies | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

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