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...Moscow than Lenin's tomb, it is difficult to believe that less than three decades ago, Washington and Moscow were on the steely edge of war. The drama and tension of those years are vividly recaptured in Michael Beschloss's The Crisis Years. But this is no simple rehash of John Kennedy's sparring with Nikita Khrushchev. Beschloss casts new light on topics ranging from the Cuban missile crisis to the security risks of J.F.K.'s sexual dalliances...
Komplektov's doctrinal rigidity was amply demonstrated on June 20, 1989, at the first and only Central America negotiating session he attended with Bush Administration representatives. For almost two hours, Komplektov did little but rehash old Soviet positions while lecturing Assistant Secretary of State Bernard Aronson about the sensibilities of small Latin nations condemned by geography to live in Washington's shadow. Key U.S. and Kremlin aides agree that the subsequent Soviet-American cooperation that resulted in Nicaragua's first free elections would never have been possible if Komplektov had controlled the talks that followed...
...with Madelyn Farley, a college friend who spends a night with the Gowers on her way back from a summer-theater job (she is a set designer) to her home in New York City. The bereaved daughter and her father, who periodically vanishes behind the "Black Curtain" of depression, rehash this brief visit incessantly, looking for clues to explain the calamity that has changed their lives. Margaret remembers Madelyn's saying, "Lovely is the art of pleasing others. Art is about pleasing yourself...
Pioneer feminist Betty Friedan dismisses the book as an "obsolete rehash" and criticizes Wolf for dwelling on superficialities rather than coming to grips with the modern-day political challenges that confront females. While Friedan agrees that women often go to extremes in their pursuit of good looks, enduring repeated face-lifts and possibly risking their health by having silicone injected into their breasts, she thinks Wolf's book distorts the relationship between feminism and beauty. Women, she says, do not have to choose between the two, but can delight in a frivolous enjoyment of fashion without becoming a slave...
Next Sunday's elections will give the Undergraduate Council another chance to rehash a timeless debate: the question of whether the organization should use its role as a representative body to delve into controversial issues...