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Like moths around candles, a number of gifted writers have been dazzled by that subspecies of Homo americanus, the murdering sociopath. Witness Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Joe McGinniss's Fatal Vision. Or this well-crafted account of the fatal swath cut by an Indiana-born dentist named Kenneth Z. Taylor...
During the final throes of an otherwise forgettable midterm campaign, Americans last week witnessed a strange spectacle: George Bush, the celebrated conciliator and undistinguished orator, tried -- at least for a couple of days -- to emulate Harry ("Give 'Em Hell") Truman...
...Truman Apartments., 25 Eighth...
...subtitle of Details is "style matters." Editor James Truman used to be features editor at Vogue, and it shows. The opening issues are nothing if not clothes conscious. Even an informative report about Moscow gangsters begins with a description of their attire. Truman thinks his focus is broader: "Style is what you wear to work and also Nelson Mandela walking out of jail. It's stylish to be interested in the world." The magazine, published by the Newhouse empire, which also owns GQ, purports to offer some hard-hitting pieces. But Doug Vaughan's story about rooting through the confiscated...
...Rams, coached by former Harvard assistant Larry Glueck, edged Brown last week, 35-28. It was the first time Fordham had beaten an Ivy opponent since Harry Truman was President...