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While I suspect that the commercial success of McCarthy’s work may be due to the tropes of science fiction and action rather than its literary merits, that does not diminish the power of McCarthy’s intensely human portrait of a father and son. Where Roth...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Studying 'American Pastoral' to Understand 'The Road' | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

This tight plot is really an illustration of weightier emotions. “I have a poet’s weakness for symbols,” says Tom, who often acts as the play’s narrator. As they despair and shout across master painter Snoweria Zhang ?...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Menagerie’ Shines Despite Added Sap | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Williams called “The Glass Menagerie” a “memory play,” which suggests that the piece should run more on its atmosphere than concrete facts. Williams himself has a poet’s weakness for symbols, and the play needs a certain...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Menagerie’ Shines Despite Added Sap | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

As Treasury Secretary, what was your greatest strength and your greatest weakness? -Debra Turner, New York City I would think my greatest strength was decisiveness. My biggest weakness was public speaking. I never was able to let the American people know that the bailout was not about the banks but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Henry Paulson | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Former Democratic Representative Dan Glickman, who left Congress in 1995 and went on to lead the Motion Picture Association of America, pointed to the growing pressure of fundraising as a prime factor. Not only must politicians spend more time raising money, but also the need to raise money often distorts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Washington's Time for Bipartisanship: Retirement | 2/19/2010 | See Source »

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