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Plimpton's fame and glaring idiosyncrasies (born and raised in New York City, he spoke as if he were always dashing off to a regatta) make him the perfect subject for a code-cracking biography, the kind that lays bare the man and his motivations. George, Being George does the trick, in part by borrowing the form of Plimpton's own biographies of Capote and Edie Sedgwick (Jean Stein's Edie: American Girl, which he edited). Recognizing that Plimpton's spirit would suffocate under the weight of analytic prose, editor Nelson Aldrich Jr. interviewed more than 200 verbally dexterous Plimpton...
...Carol). And what happens when, she asks, "people don't pay their debts? Or can't pay their debts? Or won't pay their debts?" In the answers lie all the woes of humankind: crime, slavery, war, poverty, revenge, environmental destruction. Atwood admits she's no expert on the subject, but the delight of Payback is in watching a gifted storyteller discover--with impeccable timing--one of her most universal narratives...
What the World Needs Now I appreciated Michael Kinsley's essay on the desirable leadership quality that is toxic to mention because of its allegedly élitist overtones: intelligence [Oct. 27]. I have long felt that U.S. presidential candidates, much like graduate students, should be subject to a preliminary examination in their area of expertise. Candidates should have some knowledge of, if not proficiency in, world history, religions, cultures, geography. As it is now, we assume the media and debates will ferret out deficiencies in candidates' education that might lead to serious, perhaps deadly decisions - and that is not always...
...about the range of human emotion,” says co-director Aditi Sen ’09. “We just want to show how dance can be extremely moving, and in different ways. It’s not just moving in sheer beauty, but also through subject matter.” Co-director Prerna Martin ’09 wants to show the audience the full range of Bharatha Natyam’s potential. “This year we’re trying something that’s not [conventional],” Martin says...
...What the World Needs Now I appreciated Michael Kinsley's essay on intelligence and leadership [Oct. 27]. I have long felt that U.S. presidential candidates should be subject to a preliminary examination in their area of expertise. Candidates should have some knowledge of, if not proficiency in, world history, religions, cultures, geography. As it is now, we assume the media and debates will ferret out deficiencies in candidates' education - and that is not always the case. Marcetta Darensbourg, College Station, Texas...