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...with contradictions and weaknesses, they take on a life beyond the dimensions of the theatre whenever Davis discusses them. "Characters are separate entities that kind of write themselves. I think a good writer is someone who allows passage. You let things pass through you and don't try to steer it all into your own personal biases. You just pick the words they should be saying. Ultimately, though, it's not really an examinable process because I can't find the moment or the place where the ideas rise...

Author: By Aldrich N. Potter, | Title: A World of Ordered Chaos: Behind the Lines With Bill Davis | 10/29/1981 | See Source »

...Vienna, Irving studied more German, wrote Shyla and began a novel about third-rate cowboys who stage a ridiculous rodeo in New England. The young writer had little experience in that arena; he was once dragged around by a steer for more than five minutes before he was finally able to bring the animal down. But the novel got away from him and eventually he abandoned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life into Art: Novelist John Irving | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

BROOKE SHIELDS HAS made several anti-smoking commercials in recent months, in an attempt to steer her peers away from the evil wood. Now, underwritten by conservative religious groups, she has released a documentary about what happens when kids couple. And the news is hot good; not good at all. You can do a lot of things in this world and no one will think too badly of you. You can fill oil tanks with seawater and sell stock, you can use every sort of calumny in pursuit of political power, you can even charge lots of money for tickets...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Coitus Calvin-esque | 7/31/1981 | See Source »

...considered joining one of its professors, Mark Ptashne, in a commercial venture to exploit the findings of Ptashne's recombinant DNA research, many Harvard scientists raised their voices in protest against the deal. Such a venture, the critics warned, could severely compromise the integrity of University researchers and would steer research in the direction of profits rather than the "public good...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Corporate Ties: A Look Back at Monsanto | 7/24/1981 | See Source »

While Chrysler is recovering, the other automakers are waiting for the voluntary restrictions on Japanese imports to steer customers their way. GM's older models are languishing, and the company has been slow to roll out its new J-cars. Deliveries of the front-wheel-drive models are backed up, in some cases for several months. Thus far, Ford's new two-seat sports cars, the Ford EXP and Mercury LN7, have been a disappointment. Overall, Ford's sales are off 4% from last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of the Red? | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

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