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...opinion page might be the place to expose one's biases, but the best opinion pieces prove their points without resorting to demogoguery. In a time when complaints about bias in the media are manifold, the appearance of level-headedness and true consideration catches a reader's attention. Besides, subtle editorials are sometimes the most persuasive...
...personal rather than a primarily critical biography, Mapplethorpe succeeds, to the reader's relief, in its study of the artist's life. Though occasionally turning to psycho-babble, particularly in her discussion of Mapplethorpe's relationship with his conservative Catholic parents, the author gives a clear and well-rendered portrait of her subject. Even those turned off by the artist's work should find the odd story of his life compelling, if unsavory, reading. Her unsentimental rendering of Mapplethorpe's funeral is particularly successful in capturing the strange convergence of influences that made...
...question of truth in advertising or full disclosure. It's a question of whether the reader of the transcript has understanding of the meaning of the letter grade," says Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles...
...strategy was simple: don't worry about daily market fluctuations; reinvest dividends; hang tough. She attended annual meetings of companies whose stock she held and asked questions of their officers. "She was an avid reader of one subject and one subject only: where to invest your money," says her lawyer Benjamin Clark. "She was dedicated to studying various companies she thought might result in a sound investment, and she was right 99% of the time...
...much more. With Sabbath, Phillip Roth becomes heir to author, Frederick Exley, the champion of the drooling, masturbatory sage. It's no easy feat. You have to make these guys truly repellent, absolutely unapologetic and yet still eloquent and artful enough to win the reader...