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In fact, far from being simple and banal, the final monologue is turgid and confusing. The closing act abandons comedy altogether for a sentimental affirmation of life as something to cherish by mixing a heavy dose of Thoreau with Davis' own ardent declamations. The rather opaque passages from "Higher Laws...

Author: By Thomas Madsen, | Title: Missing the Sixties, An Apocalypse Of His Own | 10/12/1995 | See Source »

THE REAL DANGER LIES NOT IN TESTS LIKE France's in the South Pacific [WEAPONS, Sept. 18] but in the full-scale use of warheads, scattered around the globe in many places and poorly controlled, that could be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. Also more dangerous than bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 9, 1995 | 10/9/1995 | See Source »

In a stump speech to the convention that is otherwise colorless--Lugar's idea of an applause line is, "Let me say at the outset that a strong America is imperative"--he jolts his audience midway through. "I am advocating," he declares, "nothing less than the ending of all income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DRIPPING WITH DECENCY | 10/2/1995 | See Source »

Amid scattered flurries of harsh rhetoric and pre-campaign posturing, the Senate spent the week hammering out the details of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's welfare system and stood poised to pass the bill this coming week. The historic measure would convert existing entitlement programs into capped block...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: SEPTEMBER 10-16 | 9/25/1995 | See Source »

Set in the lofty inner room of the inn, the hotel's dining room holds just 20 tables scattered intimately between a collection of tables and stuffed arm chairs. Hotel guests sip cocktails or read their newspapers while diners enjoy the tones of the setting sun on the sky-lit...

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda and Sarah E. Scrogin, S | Title: Atrium Rest. Basks in National Acclaim | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

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