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...took a freshman seminar on 20th Century Russian poetry. It absolutely blew me away. There has been so much suffering that there is a power and brilliance to this poetry unlike anything I had ever seen. I became obsessed with [Russian poetry] and learned Russian so that I could read it in its native text...
...Last August, Dallas--Fort Worth radio listeners were baptized in the new Jack format during their 8 a.m. commute, when the former occupant of the dial space, Wild 100.3, suddenly went jockeyless and played a selection of movie theme songs and sound bites that said "Jack." The station ranked 20th in its debut, then skyrocketed to No. 1 four months later. It has been there ever since. "People listening to the radio don't want to hear chatter," says Joel Hollander, chairman and CEO of Infinity Broadcasting, the parent company of Dallas' Jack FM. "It's really about the music...
...details of trips which occurred five or more years ago. The trip to the U.K. was sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research, on whose board I then sat. Having the most powerful member of Congress meet with one of the three greatest leaders of the 20th century--Lady [Margaret] Thatcher--was a worthy activity. As to the logistical details, I don't recall the arrangements, but I'm certain that everything was done with the intent of adhering to the law. I participated in many trips involving Congressmen, their staffs and other policymakers over the years. Trips...
...almost literally the beginning. I don't recall if I saw any films before Star Wars, and afterward I evaluated every film against it. I liked seeing 20th Century Fox movies just so I could catch the studio's martial drumbeat theme, which precedes the words "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ..." Upon hearing the Fox drums, I always hoped the projectionist would roll Star Wars and not, say, Chariots of Fire, which my parents cruelly sold to me and my brother as "a movie about racing." My first non-kid's movie was Corvette Summer...
Unfortunately for the Crimson, it was too little, too late. The victory over Harvard clinched the Minutemen’s 20th New England title...