Word: reasoner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Solondz depicts a world in which, as Jean Renoir said, everyone has his reasons. Reasons to love, to hurt, to go on living. Some people--those moviegoers with nerve and a need to see the most potent and upsetting tragicomedy of the year--will have good reason to see Happiness. In doing so, they will celebrate the enduringly ornery spirit of independent cinema...
...some black folks needed another reason to conclude that when it comes to race, some white folks still just don't get it. After a tape of the Pfeiffer pilot got out, it set off yet another overheated racial contretemps in Los Angeles. Like actors following the script of a bad sitcom about political correctness, a coalition of black organizations and politicians pulled out the rhetorical artillery to try to force UPN to cancel Pfeiffer (the P, as what passes for witty dialogue on the show constantly reminds us, isn't silent) before it ever airs. "The show trivializes...
...hope the new economic measures put in place by Mahathir will work, but frankly, I don't think they will. On the contrary, they could be a death warrant for prosperity. The reason is simple: until now Malaysia has had a relatively open economy, depending heavily on foreign investments as a spur to growth. Restrictions on capital represent a heavy blow to Malaysia's already ailing economy. NAME WITHHELD ON REQUEST Penang, Malaysia...
Steve Lopez's report on the Million Pound March, a demonstration in support of the rights of overweight people [AMERICAN SCENE, Sept. 14], was a trite, meanspirited diatribe against fat people. His thoughtless reiteration of every stereotyped gibe used against the obese is the reason the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance exists. LESLIE C. WARREN Ellicott City...
...IPAs aren't entirely labors of love. A major reason for starting PrimaHealth was that doctors felt themselves being squeezed by managed care. Insurers could keep pushing down reimbursement rates, and there was little doctors could do about it. With an IPA, doctors get together and, in some ways acting like a union, negotiate how much money they will charge to provide care. An IPA also gives doctors more control over how they do their jobs, something managed care has been taking away. "The doctors want to be listened to," says Dr. Dennis Clements, a Duke pediatrician and PrimaHealth member...