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The two champs are very different, of course. Jordan belongs on a pedestal, and Tyson belonged behind bars. But they're not as simple as good guy and bad guy. We tend to overlook Jordan's foibles, e.g. his gambling habits, just as we forget that Tyson was once capable...
WHEN TERRENCE MCNALLY'S Love! Valour! Compassion! transferred from off-Broadway's Manhattan Theatre Club to the Walter Kerr Theater last month, it instantly took on a special status: it became the sole new straight play on Broadway, and only the third to open there all season (out of 15...
"Rape victims ought to be viewed with compassion, not suspicion; rapists ought to be viewed with rage, not tolerance," Cellucci said.
The field of contenders isn't complete. Possible candidates still wait on the sidelines, and also-rans like Ed Muskie will affirm that being a front runner this far out guarantees exactly nothing. The issues (both real and perceived) are only now emerging. But the candidates' strategies are coalescing, and...
This cool, ironic tone may puzzle readers who have grown accustomed to the exhibitionist screeches and gibberings of contemporary fictional narrators. But Davies has never minded appearing old-fashioned in the absence of a preferable alternative. At one point Hullah describes a typical novel by John Galsworthy, "full of controlled...