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...penury. In the age of Reagan, la-di-da formality has made big black limousines and black-tie soirees modish once again. Thus for the well-to-do, basic black is a means of ostentatious discretion. On the other hand, the angry black of the new wave--dark glasses, sour black T shirts and scruffy black jeans--is more the anarchist's traditional black. It is neo-beatnik, the color correlate of the adolescent angst satirized by Chekhov. Why do you always wear black? Masha's suitor asks her in the opening scene of The Seagull. "I am in mourning...
...Stubborn or Sour? Columnist Joe Klein's "the creative Stubbornness of Harry Reid" [March 28], on the Senate minority leader's success in blocking Republican-sponsored legislation, should have been called "The Sour-Grapes Obstructionism of Harry Reid." Why glorify Reid's antics when there is so much that needs to be accomplished in Washington? Donald Nagy Chino Valley, Arizona...
...highly skeptical Congress, largely by convincing lawmakers that their assent was crucial to the U.S. bargaining stance at newly opened arms talks with the Soviet Union. Last week all 76 of the Administration's trombones were blaring in Congress's direction yet again, but this time the notes went sour. The Music Man had to offer major legislative concessions to stand a chance of rounding up a winning parade...
...Morocco from the perils of extremism and retain Morocco's tradition as a country of moderation, tolerance and respect for other faiths. Terrorism is a global problem that requires a global commitment if peace and freedom are to prevail. Aziz Mekouar Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Washington Stubborn or Sour? Columnist Joe Klein's "the creative Stubbornness of Harry Reid" [March 28], on the Senate minority leader's success in blocking Republican-sponsored legislation, should have been called "The Sour-Grapes Obstructionism of Harry Reid." Why glorify Reid's antics when there is so much that needs to be accomplished...
Stubborn or Sour...