Washington Notebook By Daniel Schorr A Clash of Choruses Never in my memory has such a chorus of bipartisan self-congratulation been met with such a nonpartisan chorus of disbelief. "An...
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GERMANY'S 'NEW' CAPITAL Revisiting Berlin By Norman Gelb Berlin Ich hah' noch einen Koffer in Berlin, Marlene Dietrich once sang. She wasn't the only one. I too lefta valise, stuffed with...
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SPAIN'S AFRICAN ENCLAVE Letter from Melilla By Robin Cembalest Melilla Walking through this Spanish possession on the coast of North Africa, it is hard to believe you're in the Maghreb....
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The Dismal Science MADNESS IS NOT STATESMANSHIP By George ? Brockway I submit that it's time to give it up, quit, call a halt, put an end to the nonsense and the grief it has caused. The...
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Writers & Writing THE MAN IN THE RED MASK By Roger Draper One of the many benefits of Communism's downfall has been the willingness of its former leaders to write much franker and more...
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An 'Unfinished' Reputation Schubert: The Music and the Man By Brian New bould California. 465 pp. $39.95. Reviewed by L. Michael Griffel Professor of music, Hunter College and the Graduate...
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Chocolate Bars from Paris Blood and Oil: Memoirs of a Persian Prince By Manucher Farmanfarmaian and Roxane Farmanfarmaian Random. 520 pp. $35.00. Reviewed by Ervand Abrahamian Professor of...
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On Screen SAGAN GUMPED By Raphael Shargel Ellie Arroway does not believe in God, but she has an abiding faith in radio. Her father, who encouraged her love for electronics, died when she...
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On Dance BUT IS IT ART? By Thomas M. Disch Arts That Cater to the pleasure principle are often given short shrift by critics. Carpets, floral arrangements and Liberty print fabrics may demand...
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On Stage TWO APPROACHES TO TRAGEDY By Stefan Kanfer "The test of a good religion," maintained G.K.Chesterton, "is whether you can make a joke about it." By that elastic standard, Roman...
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