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James L. Cott
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The Liberal Imagination
W ILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING'S mind is like a house, a labyrinthine structure with windows overlooking the soul on one side
At Home On the Left
Anthony Lewis '48 marks the events in his career by the deaths of John and Robert Kennedy. "Robert Kennedy meant
America's Gentle Giant
Great geniuses have the shortest biographies. Their cousins can tell you nothing about them. They lived in their writings, and
Where They Stand
Personality, not politics, has dominated the 1980 presidential campaign. Environmental, economic, and social issues have taken a back seat to
The Poor Man's Jules and Jim
I T STARTED WITH a flip of the coin. Jeannette, the strong-willed, pleasure-seeking, voluptuous Southern wayfarer who has come into
L' Absurdite, C'est Moi
T HE MOON over the Mather House courtyard would delight Samuel Beckett as it dodges behind thick black clouds during
A Poetry Party
T HERE'S AN ALMOST MAGICAL land of the imagination where poets congregate, shutting out the rest of the world. Occasionally,
Too Many Hats Too Soon
A NYONE WILLING to suspend disbelief and ignore awkwardness for 90 minutes will find much of Marshall Brickman's new comedy
Hot Town, Summer in the City
Times Square simmers in July. Dodging early morning traffic on what always seems the hottest day of the summer, I
From the Peanuts Gallery
I WAS SEVEN years old the first time I saw You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. A friend of mine