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...collage of random psychic violence and free association, philosophy and claptrap, all so intricately conceived that to follow it in any sort of literary sense is ridiculous. They talk about Shepard writing in dream language, and the bearded wunderkinds at NYU write introductions to his plays that speak of ritual Indian drug use and the tradition of the shaman--and all of them are full of shit. You can't follow Shepard from word to word, because his transitional sentences are emotional. His characters are suffering from psychotic jet-lag and even though the fact that their minds have been...
...used to striking effect as vignette after vignette comes across--from Laureen a meditation on time and appearance, and one of the most haunting speeches Shepard has ever written (which is unfortunately undermined by the music.) Niles and Paulette wander through the music and madness, acting out a ritual exorcism of his personalities, Pable and Louis find themselves sucked further and further in. You can drive a truck twixt the shadow and the reality, Shepard seems to be saying, and it's not a question of going over the deep end since there really isn't any difference between...
Every Thursday afternoon the ritual of protest is repeated in front of Argentina's presidential Pink House in central Buenos Aires. A small group of women gather in the Plaza de Mayo under the watchful eyes of blue-uniformed police. There, for 30 minutes or so, the women walk in a large circle. There is no sound but their footsteps. Occasionally, the women may try to present a petition at the government building; almost always they are rebuffed. Then they disperse, returning to take up their vigil the following week...
...sides." Senior Editor Christopher Porterfield, who edited the cover, was struck by the complexity of the current cocaine craze, both in its origins and implications. "Unlike heroin, cocaine use can't be tied to poverty and neglect," he says. "It seems to have more to do with social ritual, spiritual impoverishment and lack of confidence in the future." Senior Writer Michael Demarest, who wrote the main story, speculates that cocaine's appeal is at least partly explained by its association with power and prestige. Says he: "Cocaine, for all its hazards, is likely to be around...
Deal or fight? Ronald Reagan had pondered the question for weeks, as his aides and Democratic congressional leaders warily circled one another, trying to determine whether they could agree on some compromise tax-cutting bill. But last week the ritual came to an end, and the President made his decision: fight...