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Gordimer referred to the experiences of Karl Nehas, a white South African revolutionary, to illustrate the "Cain and Abel" nature of the apartheid...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Gordimer Attacks South African Censorship in 2nd Norton Lecture | 10/21/1994 | See Source »

...competition's fast-paced format, which follows the rules of the British Parliament, forces students to think quickly under intense pressure, said Jason Abel, a debater from Williams College...

Author: By Curtis R. Chong, | Title: Yale Wins Debate Tournament | 10/11/1994 | See Source »

...this book by '89 grad Elizabeth Wurtzel is more useful as an object lesson in how much the New York publishing industry sucks. How did this chick get a book contract in the first place? Why was she allowed to write such crap? (For example: "When I was with Abel, I felt like ice cream in a bowl.") Why have the forces of marketing aimed this jeremiad straight at us (the young, privileged, and talented), apparently thinking it's just the tonic we need...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Prozac Nation: Elizabeth Wurtzel's Unofficial Guide to Whining | 9/29/1994 | See Source »

...There is a major dispute about whether or not it ((sexual abuse)) is a moral question," says Connors. "As long as Rome sees it only as a moral violation of the celibate commitment," little will change. Says Dr. Gene Abel, a psychiatrist who last spring participated in a church-sponsored think tank on sexual abuse by clergy: "I was startled. They didn't talk about pedophilia. They talked about celibacy. They hadn't looked into pedophilia. They hadn't conceptualized it that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Fall | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

...Maverick, Madonna's entertainment company , has released its first film, Abel Ferrara's "Dangerous Game." it focuses on the pre-mid and post-production of the faux-film "Mother of Mirrors." The subtlety is overwhelming: yes, this movie frankly, the already-been-answered question of whether life imtiates art or vice-versa...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: Madonna's 'Dangerous,' Is not | 3/10/1994 | See Source »

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