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...music if Felix Mendelssohn had been the great romantic icon instead of Beethoven. In place of egocentric storms there would be grace and lucidity; instead of anguish there would be serenity and inner peace. The masterpieces produced by such disparate composers as Brahms, Wagner and Mahler % under Beethoven's spell are justly prized, of course, but the romantics could have used a little less irascibility and more agreeability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Throwing Down the Gauntlet | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

Another low-light of that Columbia game was the 6:09 stretch of the second half during which the Crimson failed to score a single point. That wasn't the longest dry spell of the year for Harvard, however...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The Curse of the Big Green First Halves | 2/12/1986 | See Source »

...Marcos spell is broken," she said. "The myth of his invincible machine has been shattered. Against his guns, against his goons and against his gold, the Filipino people have prevailed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aquino Leads Marcos in Early Balloting | 2/8/1986 | See Source »

Unfortunately his latest novel, What's Bred in the Bone, is a poorly cast spell. It is a sequel to Rebel Angels, but not one which requires that you read the first book. As usual Davies begins with a brilliant premise, intriguing characters and a philosophical question that is compelling. What was the spirit which motivated Francis Cornish, the eccentric but brilliant Canadian art critic and collector, to lead a life divorced from this hollow world? But as Davies weaves his spell one gets the feeling that he suddenly realizes that he has bitten off a bit more than...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: A Poorly Cast Spell | 1/13/1986 | See Source »

...drugs or nothin', so she didn't care. In junior high, I told my mother I didn't want to go to school anymore. The school was going to throw me out anyway. They said I was taking space. And I couldn't read, I couldn't spell. I still can't read good or spell good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Story | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

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