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...books show why Gail Levin's Edward Hopper as Illustrator (Norton/ The Whitney Museum of American Art; 288 pages; $24.95) brings together the dramatic paintings and drawings Hopper executed for the covers of such publications as Tavern Topics and Hotel Management, as well as the illustrations he did for books and catalogues. Levin's companion volume, Edward Hopper: The Complete Prints (Norton/The Whitney Museum; unpaginated; $15.95), reproduces more than 100 of the artist's etchings and dry points...
...sensation of America's editorial pages. First syndicated in 1976, her twice-weekly column now appears in 207 papers, 45 of which have signed on this year. A collection of her pieces, Close to Home (Simon & Schuster; $9.95), was published last month. The book's 109 selections show Goodman at her evenhanded best, a cool stream of sanity flowing through a minefield of public and private quandaries. "The thinking woman's Erma Bombeck," says an editor at the Los Angeles Times. Observes Boston Globe Editor Thomas Winship: "She's talking over the back fence to everybody...
Many columnists who draw on their own experiences find that the well quickly goes dry, but Goodman shows no sign of flagging. She recently completed a six-month stint as a guest commentator on NBC'S Today show, and now is said to be a leading contender to replace Shana Alexander as half of the "Point-Counterpoint" team on CBS's 60 Minutes. If she does, she insists, it won't be to joust with Conservative Columnist James Kilpatrick, as Alexander did. "Debate polarizes, and everything I've tried to do is the opposite-to find...
...This game was a great disappointment," first-year Columbia coach Dieter Ficken said. "Whatever you work for, you try to crown it with something to show what...
Director Paul Redford has ingeniously underscored most of the show with subtle percussion music, wood blocks, wind chimes and drums that unite the play and make credible the passing of 16 years and the revelation scene in the fifth act. John Krosnick, however, is occasionally heavy-handed with his drumsticks...