Word: subjecting
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...hyped-up star had Eric Idle of the Monty Python Group interview him about everything from Williams' days as a street-performing mime in New York City to his cocaine addiction in the late '70s and early '80s. An upcoming episode with writer John Irving touches on the subject of abortion, revealing Williams as a gentle interviewer who's not afraid to let his guests steal the show. Christopher Reeve and Mario Cuomo will appear in future episodes...
...friends in Cuba say he had made his peace with his life there. Uncle Lazaro even went back to visit in 1998--which was the only time he had met Elian before last December. Relations between the two branches of the family were warm, as long as the subject stayed away from politics...
...answer, unfortunately, is not very much. As Oates warns readers right at the beginning, "Biographical facts regarding Marilyn Monroe should not be sought in Blonde, which is not intended as a historical document," but she proceeds to provide what seems like thousands of biographical facts about her subject. She changes, for no discernible reason, some details, including the names of the actress's first husband and first Hollywood agent. Hundreds of other people in Monroe's life appear accurately named or identified by easily decoded initials. Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller are "the ex-Athlete" and "the Playwright...
Such questions may seem niggling, but Oates has asked for them, and for many more like them. Her novel works best during the early years, when her subject is unknown, a pretty but troubled young woman in search of a love that will always elude her. When Marilyn appears in all her platinum glory, the point of Oates' project fades. As a character in the novel says, "The fact was, you never looked at anybody else if you could look at Monroe." Still true...
...article on a woman who commands a Navy warship, it was unfortunate that no mention was made of how Commander Kathleen McGrath developed the self-esteem, confidence and leadership skills to be selected for the position in the male-dominated military. It would have been more enlightening than the subject of toilet modifications. PATRICIA KUBUS LOCK Nicholson...