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Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop, and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.'s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. "The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud" (V.G.); "but whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is difficult to say." (A.E.) Now one such might be droll enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

...suspects that the old troublemaker will find new trouble spots in the political landscape; the soapbox spieler will continue his spellbinding harangues. His mind and moral sense are too restless to relax in the glow of celebrity and the promise of statuettes. But for the moment, Oliver Stone has found for himself the one plot twist he would never have put in Platoon: a happy ending to his Viet Nam nightmare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Platoon: Viet Nam, the way it really was, on film | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

Once his diverse audiences caught up with him, Leonard, 61, faced the inevitable problem of an encore. Everyone can relax. Bandits should fill the land with the sound of pages turning. It offers all the suspense, tough talk and local color that anyone could expect, plus a few surprises. Veteran fans may experience the uneasy feeling, toward the end of the book, that Leonard's characteristic hard-boiled fiction is turning a trifle runny inside, that one of the most unsparing chroniclers of U.S. lowlife shows signs of developing a social conscience. They may be right but, like everyone else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tough Talk and Local Color Bandits | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

Even so, Sakharov may not be up to a rigorous travel schedule. "I'm O.K.," he said last week, "but my wife is in poor condition." Bonner, however, told reporters, "He needs a checkup and serious medical care." Bonner, 63, tried repeatedly last week to get her husband to relax. She turned reporters away from the couple's apartment Tuesday, stating, "We need rest." A few hours later Sakharov quietly slipped out to attend a seminar at the Academy of Sciences, where he was applauded by his colleagues. On Thursday, Bonner insisted there would be no further visits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Picking Up Where He Left Off | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

...Harvard players don't have to worry about that now. It's winter break. It's time to go home, to heal, to relax. Eleven and Oh. A nice present...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: One Season Down, Two to Go | 12/18/1986 | See Source »

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