February 24, 2003
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Dustin in Wonderland
A review of last night’s Grammy awards:
“…the overall mood was a bit subdued (was deadpan host Dustin Hoffman reprising his “Rain Man” role?)….”
Actually, no, it was Sam Peckinpah’s “Straw Dogs.” But mistaking a mathematician for an autistic person is a natural error.
(See “All About Lilith,” Feb. 21.)
Uncle Sam Wants You!
(See covers of current Time and next Sunday’s NY Times Book Review.)
