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Word: willfull (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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As she goes, however, a once horrified supervisor begins to be intrigued by her willful residence in a world of myth and melodrama and soon joins in exotic games -- such as acting out the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, except for the fatal bits. Lettice and her friend strive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Just What the Doctor Ordered | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

First, however, there are a few complications to sort out. On top of proving once again that he is one of the most gifted novelists of his generation, Amis demonstrates that he is also among the cleverest. He writes about a writer who is writing a murder story about a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Caution: Black Hole Ahead LONDON FIELDS by Martin Amis | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

On the positive side, Branagh's stress on ensemble acting makes an interesting case for the play as a portrait of a whole society gone rotten rather than as a personal tragedy. His own portrayal of Edgar, the fugitive son of a mistrustful lord, comes as close as an actor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Dimming Shakespeare's Glories | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

The real tragedy of this obsessive preoccupation with Eurocentrism is that it is a trap and a diversion. Of all the reasons for the difficulties encountered by the minority kids in and out of school, curricular Eurocentrism ranks, if at all, at the bottom. That New York State, in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Education: Doing Bad and Feeling Good | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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