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The over-all negativity, however, prevails. Whether attempts to make the film a little less depressing, or intentional ironies, even the "cheery" touches contribute to the movie's bitter aftertaste. Perturbing rather than entertaining. Harry and Son is a skillful tribute to life and to America at its ugliest.
ANOVEL ON AN UNUSUAL subject presents its author with a large problem: how does one prevent the subject from taking over the whole book?-Foggage.Patrick McGinley's third novel, features the incestuous love of a twin brother and sister living in the Irish country side. Luckily for the reader. McGinley...
In 1967, when Brezhnev wanted to strengthen party control of the KGB, Andropov was the consensus choice to lead the organization. He became a candidate member of the Politburo at the same time and a full voting member in 1973. During his 15 years at the head of the Soviet...
That comment typifies the rigorous intellectual style of Tribe, who was appointed to the Harvard Law School faculty at the ripe young age of 26. His 1978 treatise American Constitutional Law has become a primary reference work for scholars, lawyers and judges across the country and has been cited in...
When a football team scores 54 points a game, and sometimes has 72 or 84, a charge of running up the score is unavoidable. The talk wounds Osborne, who says, "We have tried to be decent to our opponents and fair to our players. We have some talented athletes who...