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...life under the sway of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and & the Tory party. Drabble's fictional characters must cope on a regular basis with a changing political landscape. They are spirited, intelligent, opinionated and hardly passive, but their destinies are not under their own control. Government budget cuts can render them redundant, cost them their jobs; violence unleashed by growing class tensions can threaten their privacy and their lives...
...characters. Each actor covers his share of WASP territory--each one seems to play a cute, babbling brat at least once, and there are enough overbearing octogenarians and strait-laced domestics to give everyone a chance to age. Director Onbargi and his cast never allow the quick switches to render the evening's entertainment a mere collection of acting exercises. Aside from its location in the Ex, there's nothing experimental about this Dining Room...
...after my anniversary. Then when I forget the actual date I can still get a Card With A Corny Saying before it's too late without having to rely on The Neighbor whose anniversary may turn out to be on the same day as my own, which would render him incapable of remembering the day as anything special...
...appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by Reagan in 1981, Bork commands respect for his intellect even among those who deplore his devotion to the concept of "original intent." For decades Bork has been a chief exponent of the view that judges should render decisions in keeping with the intention of the Constitution's framers, avoiding the articulation of new rights not explicitly set out in the text. "Original intent is the only legitimate basis for constitutional decision," Bork has written. Without it "there would be no law other than the will...
...attention briefly turns to the court. But for the most part the Justices work in a hushed corner of the public arena. An average of 5,000 cases a year are submitted for their review, and they normally select 150 to 180 on which to hear oral arguments and render written decisions. The Justices begin that process at regularly scheduled discussions. Usually just after 3 p.m. on Wednesdays or at 9:30 a.m. on Fridays, they enter a spacious, oak- paneled conference room, located behind the courtroom. Following a century- old custom, they shake hands with one another and then...