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...York Mayor Ed Koch, who is playing the role of host, says, "It's going to be the party of the century." Whereas the Bicentennial celebration ten years ago was a bit self-conscious and introspective, this year's 100th birthday bash for the statue is a no-holds-barred, check-your-inhibitions-at- the-door blowout. And who cares if the Lady's real birthday is not until October...
...genuinely inspiring occasion or the most overdone pseudo-event in history may depend on the beholder. Anyone who is disappointed, however, can look forward to the fall: plans are under way for a more modest rededication ceremony on Oct. 28 to celebrate the statue's real 100th birthday...
Ronald Reagan has a genius for American occasions. He is a Prospero of American memories, a magician who carries a bright, ideal America like a holograph in his mind and projects its image in the air. This week the sky will be splashed with celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. The President will hand out the sparklers, and the nation will gaudily salute the American dream. Reagan, master illusionist, is himself a kind of American dream. Looking at his genial, crinkly face prompts a sense of wonder: How does he pull...
With no John McEnroe from the start and no Jimmy Connors for long, the 100th Wimbledon felt its age. According to Chris Evert Lloyd, 31, "Anyone who chases that yellow ball around a tennis court has to feel young." To exaggerate the point, last week her husband John lost his opening match and retired from singles competition at 31. The championships took on a theme of passage...
While the Statue of Liberty, whose 100th anniversary celebration begins today, represents a promise to America's immigrants, Harvard in many ways is the fulfillment of that dream. But that success can also mean the loss of an identity at the hands of Harvard, America's juggernaut of respectable heritage...