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...stage in a cloud of scarf and glitter, pinned by the spotlights. Nonresponsibility is written into his whole relationship with the audience, over which he has less control than any comparable idol in rock history; Elvis Presley, who can still tune the fans up and down like a technician twisting a dial, is the opposite. Jagger's act is to put himself out like bait and flick away just as the jaws are about to close and the audience comes breaking ravenously over the stage. No other singer alive has transformed arrogance into such a sexual turn...
...last election. Since then, Kuh, a critic of business, has made major contributions to McGovern's tax-reform and income-redistribution plans. He has also been in charge of recruiting new talent; so far at least 25 economists have funneled ideas to McGovern. Widely admired as an economic technician, Kuh nonetheless has had little experience with the realities of drafting public policy, and becomes somewhat abrasive when his theories are questioned. As a result, some economists outside McGovern's camp speculate that he might be gently dislodged from the top spot before the campaign. Even if that happens...
Though The Outside Man is Trintignant's 53rd movie in 17 years, the quiet, diffident actor is relatively new to the luxury of choosing his films and directors. Trintignant, 41, has emerged only in recent years as a superbly subtle technician of the screen. His taut, understated performances have included such diverse characterizations as the driven public prosecutor in Costa-Gavras' Z, the uptight Catholic in Rohmer's Ma Nuit Chez Maud and the intellectual fascist-killer in Bertolucci's The Conformist. Trintignant's acting style is condensed to a prodigious point of thrift...
...done well. David Morrell, a young Canadian first-novelist, is an expert technician. This is important, an absolute requirement of the genre. When the meat flies off the head, it must fly just right. Through the lens, spraying the viewer with reality. Except that the reader reader/viewer is safe in his chair. That is the fun of voyeurism - its safety...
...system works this way: after a conventional freshman year, a student alternates a semester of classroom learning with a semester of work related to his studies. A chemistry major may work as a laboratory technician, for example, a business major as a salesman, or a mathematics major as a computer programmer. Called "cooperative education" (or "co-op") because it enlists the participation of 1,600 Boston-area employers, the Northeastern system requires five years for a degree. But enthusiasts say that it makes college more "relevant" by offering students a practical goal for their studies, gives them a head start...