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...apologist thinking is especially disturbing in the context of a society in which the middle and lower classes are rapidly losing ground while a small group of the economically elite amasses more and more of the nation's wealth with little sense of noblesse oblige. Boutique values and transient commitments are just perfect for the residents of gated communities who have little time to spare in their rush for profit. DAVID S. LITTON Austin, Texas Via E-mail...
...despair is treatable and transient in healthy people, it's often as much so or more in sick ones. Yet there comes a time in some illnesses when both outside and in are filled with nothing but pain and will continue to be until the inevitable end--at which point, someone throughout history nearly always pulls the trigger, legally or not. And the someone has always been the professionals on the spot, the loved ones if possible and whatever is left of the patient, in a consensus of surrender. It isn't cool or precise, but it's the best...
Rather than basking in transient glamour, the Coens have focused on making films. And why not? They may be the most talented team working today. A string of successes including the wild "Raising Arizona," the brilliant "Miller's Crossing" and the endearing "Barton Fink" ended recently with a near miss, "The Hudsucker Proxy." After that film, which required a huge budget (by Coen standards) and lots of sound stage shooting, it is no wonder that they opted for a smaller film like "Fargo...
...David Mamet are proof. But Death of a Salesman, with its focus on idealism, fails to address the core concerns of an increasingly skeptical world that has already learned from Willy's lesson. Idealism is not a universal frailty like Othello's jealousy or Hamlet's indecision, but a transient societal attitude, and one that is not pervasive today. Those who do not agree will probably enjoy the show...
Whether economics or a recovery of good taste lies behind this dispute, the news for book lovers may be good. Fewer bogus novels by transient celebrities may free up some contracts for actual writers, a few of whom may eventually become big names. That, come to think of it, is how this season's hottest literary celebrity, Jane Austen, got her start...