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...similarly cynical about performance artist Laurie Anderson in an essay ostensibly about "Women Composers," he immediately casts doubt over his choice of women by stating," some artists suddenly become trendy and hot. They may sustain their recognition, of they may slip from view. At this writing, about the hottest, trendiest artist in SoHo is Laurie Anderson." Later in the essay he accomplishes the almost impossible task of negating one of his statements in the same sentence. "But her wit clearly entrances her audiences, and has helped secure her reputation. So has the very fact that she is a woman, although...
Fountaine played a singles match that he controlled throughout. His opponent Art Martella served inconsistently and couldn't sustain a rally. Fountaine forced play action at the net with Fountaine coming out on top 6-1, 6-2. "I played better today than against any team we've played this year," Fountaine said. "He did very little to upset my game...
...states for more than $1 billion a year in economic assistance. Hussein, moreover, would be personally even more vulnerable than assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was after he signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. Says a European diplomat in Amman: "Jordan is not Egypt. It could not sustain the burdens of isolation...
Most critics fail to point out why Jerry Lee Lewis has been able to sustain his career for more than 25 years in a business noted for its casualty rate [March 14]. The reason is his relationship with music. Of the American singers of the rock era, only Jerry Lee has kept his performances and recordings alive by paying tribute to the nation's musical heritage of blues, gospel, country and rock 'n' roll...
...alive, it has not succeeded." DeBakey and fellow Houston Transplant Expert Denton Cooley therefore favor transplants, which now offer recipients a 70% to 80% chance of surviving a year and a 42% chance of living five years. The best use of the mechanical heart, says Cooley, may be "to sustain a patient until a donor heart can be found...