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...would not disrupt his concentration. In an electronic culture where the media forms public opinion through momentary impressions, where fragmentary polls haphazardly spell out the political future, Lippmann's example of a diligent, reflective spokesman who found the time and patience to sift through complex issues and arrive at stark but usually accurate conclusions could serve our period well
...hoped for--nay, expected--the merging of theory and praxis. His was a resounding call to action. Bell's ideas have a powerful appeal, but Michael Harrington is out on the streets, trying to affect social change, while Bell is in his office, analyzing social change. The choice is stark: this weekend, you can skim The Winding Passage and absorb ideas; or you can attend the nearest DSOC meeting
THERE ARE, first of all some problems of logistics. While set designer Kevin Roach's Scotland is convincingly stark and metallic, too many ramps and staircases reduce the downstage area to the size of a sandbox--no room for conspiracies here, much less natural movement. Craig Sonnenberg's costumes, though effectively timeless, look too much like Bill Blass designs for a Himalayan expedition. The Apollo XI footwear especially renders normal activity difficult...
...choices are stark, they are real and they are twelve days away," Anne Wexler, special assistant to President Carter, said yesterday...
...even greater contradiction is Telephone Public, the hottest ticket among French locals in Cannes. French New Wave group Telephone, in stark contrast to the espoused ideals of the band in Breaking Glass, relishes its role as supergroup, spreading itself thinly across the Cinemascope screen. The members give opinions on any and every subject, frequently flaunting their new wealth. Female bassist Corine Marienneau even lets her mother be interviewed. The "what is your favorite toothpaste?" dialogue is interspersed with the roguish posing and extended amplification of this lightweight heavy metal band in New Wave drag...