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...actors handle this difficult material skillfully; Sullivan is especially good at sustaining and timing Hallie's disturbing descent into cruel racism. The threesome falter but once, as they move toward the climax of the play. They need to take more time, to let each line sink in, and we would feel the shattering moment with all of its power. All in all, though, director and cast do great justice to Master Fugard...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: A Tribute to Fugard | 11/21/1986 | See Source »

...hassling me, I could see he was trying to find a way to sink SDI. I tried everything I could think of, even a little Russian, an old Russian proverb that means 'trust but verify.' All the chips were on SDI. The restrictions that the Secretary wanted would kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: We'Ll Talk About Everything | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...rule of 'Women and children first'?" Last year the Titanic's wreckage was spotted on the Atlantic floor, and speculation began anew. Could the accident have been avoided? Why did so many lifeboats leave only half filled? One fact is certain: unlike the ship, the legend refuses to sink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bookends Word for Word | 11/3/1986 | See Source »

...Hotel New Hampshire, John Irving. All Hallow's Eve, Irving style. Giant spiders. Heart attacks. Tortured children. A tragic rape. But there's the usual dose of good humor here, and Irving's spirit shines through bigger than the State o' Maine itself. This is Halloween candy to sink your wisdom teeth into, the Snickers bar in the bag of Golden Delicious apples...

Author: By Daniel Vilmure, | Title: Halloween Syllabus | 10/30/1986 | See Source »

...freshly tanned American press community eagerly shuffled off through the metal detectors to Reykjavik. If anything went down, the press would be there to get photos. As the trample of journalistic feet covered the diminutive island nation--threatening to sink it to the seabed--editors around America slept contentedly. They knew that every walrus within a 50 mile radius could be on the front page within 24 hours...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: The Real Summit Drama | 10/22/1986 | See Source »

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