Correction: May 8 , 2001 Tuesday The Connections column in Arts & Ideas on Saturday, about Henry James's novel "The Golden Bowl" and the recent Merchant-Ivory film adaptation of it, misidentified the publisher of "Henry James and Modern Moral Life" by the philosopher Robert Pippin.
It would also lead to the growth of US-style anti-science "thinktanks", as described in Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway's recent book Merchants of Doubt.
The recent documentary Merchants of Doubt, based on the book of the same name, examines this corporate strategy.
In recent weeks "The Merchant of Venice" has been one of Broadway's top-grossing shows and has played to over 100 percent capacity.
That is where most of the navy patrols are, too, and several recent attacks on merchant vessels have been thwarted by helicopters and frigates speeding to the rescue.
But now, in her most recent tour, Ms. Merchant is going back to her roots (as if appropriating Ms. Denny's vocals weren't enough) by stealing a page from Nanci Griffith's career book and performing the folk songs that have influenced and intrigued her.
On a recent Sunday, the merchants and patrons of Main Street were protective of AMP 26.
Internet retailers and corporations have grown chummy in recent years, with merchants offering companies corporate gift and incentive programs.
IN recent years, Internet merchants bent over backward to persuade people to shop online, with many offering deep discounts or promotional gifts like T-shirts and electronic gadgets.
Recent reports of merchants bedeviled by sign citations in other pockets of the city like Corona and Flushing have bolstered the notion that the Bloomberg administration is cracking down on violations of all types to make money for the financially challenged city.
Lynn Collins, who played Portia in the recent film of "The Merchant of Venice" starring Al Pacino, is Rosalind.
