Word: vital
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...Slate's move will at least help answer a vital question facing the Webzines: Who needs them? Both Slate and Salon have provided an outlet for provocative writers (Camille Paglia, Jacob Weisberg), clever ideas (Slate's Clintometer, a running gauge of the President's chances of being forced out of office, lately replaced by the Starrometer) and the occasional scoop (Salon's report last week that a group with ties to the Rev. Jerry Falwell has paid $200,000 to people making allegations against Clinton--a charge Falwell's camp denies). But the barrage of 'zine commentary, columnizing and contrarian...
Last year a robust economy buoyed much of the publishing industry. But TIME's vital signs were among the best in the business. Newsstand sales were up 36%. Ad pages were up 16%. Reported ad revenue was up 21%, or an extra $94 million--almost three times the gain of the other weekly newsmagazines combined. As Adweek wrote, "TIME is the category leader, hands down...
Kohl's most endearing trait is his straight-forward, bluntly honest voice--one might surmise that after thirty years experience with school-age children, the author's gift for clearing out needless discourse has been honed to a razor's edge. Simple diction, while vital for pedantry, has its drawbacks in the modern non-fiction market: every once in a while Kohl's hand can be felt patting the reader on the head, as if recruiting another kindergartner into his throngs of supporters. This is not to say that condescension (if it can be called such) is not totally displeasing...
Donald Margulies' recent play Collected Stories rests on the foundation of a popular dramatic scenario: the formation of an engaging, vital and sometimes volatile relationship between two working artists. What sets Collected Stories apart from the rest is that Margulies filters this often unwieldy theme through a completely engaging, funny and provocative story. He first commands your attention, then challenges your intellect, as does the Huntington Theater Company's new production of his play...
According to Hill, state officials found four prescription drug vials and a bottle of liquor next to the body. Minore showed no vital signs upon discovery, and was pronounced dead...