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He concludes that his mother actually liked reverses: "The harder the problem, the more you threw yourself into it. Is it surprising that you didn't take much interest in people you regarded as the spoiled darlings of fortune?" It is not an altogether convincing conclusion to a ferocious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Post Mortem | 2/2/1976 | See Source »

People line up at UHS every morning of exams all plagued with various ailments. Lots of people have theories on how to make yourself sick enough to get out of a final: eat a lot of aspirin and drink a Coke; eat spoiled mayonnaise; polish off a quart of Charles...

Author: By Nicholas Lemann and Richard Turner, S | Title: In the Bunker | 1/28/1976 | See Source »

As Alfredo, Tenor Stuart Burrows sang with taste and grace, but he lacks the sharp vocal and theatrical edge required by the role. Sills started off with a surprisingly wide vibrato that spoiled some of her high notes. But the problem cleared up, and the confrontation with Germont-splendidly sung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: An Elegant Debut | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

After a pretentious intermission, Barry Lyndon goes from bad to worse. The fairy tale atmosphere of the first part dissolves into a full-fledged Victorian novel of materialism--a family struggle over inheritance, Barry's mother's desire for her son to get a peerage, the social ostracism that Barry...

Author: By Paul K. Rowe, | Title: The Titanic Sailed at Dawn | 1/15/1976 | See Source »

Those who come to the Music Hall on Dec. 8 will see Linda Ronstadt at the nelm and if success hasn't spoiled her, this could be one of the best performances of the year.

Author: By John Porter, | Title: Rock | 12/4/1975 | See Source »

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