Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 2, 2000
More With Less
Dicta: Bench Press By Gregory C. O'Brien Jr. If Americans have short attention spans, why is it that we seem to prefer novels to short stories? Why is the State of the Union address not like the Gettysburg Address? Why doesn't a short-subject film ever receive the Oscar for Best Picture? Why does the Sunday Times land with a thud instead of a plop? Who decreed that more is better?
Bench Press
By Gregory C. O'Brien Jr.
If Americans have short attention spans, why is it that we seem to prefer novels to short stories? Why is the State of the Union address not like the Gettysburg Address? Why doesn't a short-subject film ev...
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