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...close to a Fred Astaire, or a Marilyn Monroe, or an Arthur Fiedler. But after the reader's curiosity has coaxed the book's price from his wallet, he is likely to come away with the conviction that--yes--what they taught him in Expos makes sense. Unclear organization, general statements, inconsistency and verbosity cripple accounts of even the most interesting lives. In short, a biography has to be well-written...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: A Closeup Without Reflection | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...unclear how much long-term good the protesting will do. Boston's problems this year have been created by its politicians; next fiscal year's even bigger crisis will be largley thanks to state voters and Proposition 2 1/2. Like every other city in the Commonwealth, Boston desperately needs large increases in state aid and the quick establishment of a new tax code that will fairly apportion the cost of running a city humanely. Until they come, Boston schoolchildren will receive an all-too-realistic lesson in how not to run a city...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Shame Of Boston | 5/5/1981 | See Source »

...cattle in order to survive. Cimino wanted to make a bold statement about the injustice of the American aristocracy, he wanted to show the corruption of the Frontier Spirit. Not a bad idea. And crawling through Heaven's Gate's quagmire of chaotic, irrelevant scenes, unexplained connections between events, unclear alliances between people, and awful dialogue, you can find traces of that original idea...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Coulda Been a Contenda | 5/1/1981 | See Source »

...Finally, after several unsuccessful attempts at restoring the lost ventricle, leaps in the air and pratfalls off ladders, one of the bakers manages to fit the piece together. At the performance I saw, a further section of the heart broke off and fell to the ground; it was unclear whether this was accidental or intentional, but the significance--metaphysical or cardiovascular--escaped...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Patience, Impatients | 4/23/1981 | See Source »

Your allegation is unclear as to when the bribes occurred. You can be sure it did not happen during the term of President Jorge Rafael Videla, which expired on March 29. He made clear at the outset of his administration five years ago that such conduct would not be tolerated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 20, 1981 | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

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