Word: sell-out
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Jonathan H. Alter '79, who held the now-defunct position of Crimson political editor, recalls how he was "booed in a good-natured way" when he identified himself as a "New Deal liberal" in 1975. "Liberalism was then considered a sell-out," Alter, who is now a senior editor at Newsweek, says, noting that "liberals" were not far enough left for the political atmosphere of the time...
...past seven years, breaking box-office records and snapping up awards like flies--an Olivier in London, an Obie and a Drama Desk in New York. Now one of the show's two U.S. touring casts is back in Boston, gearing up for what looks like yet another sell...
...anything, though, The Heiress has, on stage and film, struck a deeper popular nerve than more direct translations of James's story. Its 1947 Broadway debut was a rousing success, William Wyler's 1949 film adaptation won an Oscar for Olivia de Havilland, and 1994's Broadway sell-out revival won a trove of Tonys. The Lyric Stage production, directed by Polly Hogan and starring Paula Plum as Catherine and Michael Bradshaw as Dr. Sloper, deserves similar accolades...
...measure, Congress would tighten its tax belt by offering American families a $500 per child tax credit, across-the-board reductions in capital gains and estate taxes and a $10,000 deduction for education expenses paid through special investment accounts. House Democrats contend the bill is a classic Republican sell-out to the rich, while falling $4 billion short of the education-related tax breaks promised to the White House in the balanced budget deal. Democratic lawmakers, however, take a somewhat rosier view of the Republican tax agenda in the Senate, due for a vote on Friday. The Senate bill...
Amid a storm of protest, Director of Athletics William J. Bingham '16 defends his decision to limit students to two tickets each for the Yale game, which he predicts will be a sell...