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...pencils, scratching their heads and sweating out their picks for the entryway (ahem, office) pools. UCLA's pretty hot, right? But they'll lose to Iowa St,.second round, easy. Indiana's a goner--Bobby Knight's teams always choke. Tark's back! And you gotta watch out for Appalachian State--a 14-seed always beats a three-seed first round. Always...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, | Title: Predict NCAA Basketball? You Must Be Mad | 3/24/2000 | See Source »

...hand Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 are Susan Klein, renowned for her vivid reminiscences of growing up on Martha's Vineyard in the '50s; Diane Ferlatte, whose multicultural repertoire includes folklore from Africa and the American South; and Donald Davis, who immortalizes friends and neighbors from his Appalachian boyhood with homespun humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: On The Road | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

...Billy-Bob Teeth: The thrill of Appalachian orthodontics without all the mussin' and a-fussin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For the Little Monster | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

...Igor Stravinsky (1930) This reaffirmation of the glory of God begins in astringent lamentation and ends in radiant certitude. RUNNERS-UP String Quartet in F Major by Maurice Ravel; Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of The Century | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Practicing Appalachian craft traditions that are centuries old, some students at Berea College in Berea, Ky., have learned to weave, sculpt and carve an assortment of household items that would make even Martha Stewart jealous. The Berea College Student Crafts catalog features hundreds of handmade products. Proceeds from every couch throw ($90), broom ($9 to $48) and candelabrum ($75) go toward the education of the college's 1,500 students, all of whom work in lieu of tuition. "All you have to do is rub your hands across one of our couch throws, and you'll know there's quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodly Gifts | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

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