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...political and economic situation in Japan and its neighbors changes far faster than the time it takes to write and publish a book. Electoral developments in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea over the past 18 months reveal an increasingly multifaceted and demanding body politic that will force a change in economic priorities from production to consumption. Moreover, Fallows may give too much weight to the dreams of an elderly elite. Perhaps Japan's "corporatists" do want to dominate the world's high-tech industries, but that doesn't mean their success is guaranteed, any more than the success of Japan...
...Death of a President): "After Kennedy died, she was exposed to a pitiless spotlight, and she did not know how to handle it." But another observer from White House days claims that Kennedy himself engineered the Garboesque stance: he knew that if she ever began talking, she would reveal how little she knew or cared about politics or public issues...
HISTORY: Did Oppenheimer Really Reveal Secrets...
...sympathetic interviews with colleagues, friends, and family give the film a quasi-documentary touch. The conversations soon reveal that even the people closest to Gould could not explain his numerous eccentricities, a fact that leaves many questions unanswered yet seems appropriate at the same time. Rather than trying to psychoanalyze the pianist, the film seems content to keep the theme of Gould open to interpretation. The film derives much of its humor from the ongoing bewilderment and second-guessing of his friends. Why did Gould insist upon wearing a scarf, hat, and gloves throughout the summer...
...They have heart. One of Brooks' cardinal rules: Let's not be afraid of emotion. The strongest episodes are those (like "Lisa's Substitute," "Homer Alone," "Like Father, Like Clown" and "Bart the Lover") that reveal the bedrock fondness, desperation and loyalty that bond this or any other frazzled clan. A viewer can feel awe at the show's cascading wit and still purr at the sweet, deep sentiment. Hail, Simpsons! May you live another 100 episodes at the same apex of quality...