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...paying for our myopia for years to come, because the President now has the rare opportunity to dramatically after the composition of that revered branch of government and insure that in the judicial arm at least, his brand of conservatism will live on long after his tenure in office. Laws passed by a conservative Congress may be overturned in later sessions and executive orders may be rescinded by later chiefs, but a Reagan lifetime appointee to the High Court will have say on much viral matters as abortion, school prayer and affirmative action well into the next century...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: The Once and Future Court | 12/7/1984 | See Source »

...nurse." Nerissa (Rebecca Clark)--their pouty cutdowns of Portia's suitors are hilarious, and Paulus' rendition of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," is a cute touch within the context of the play. Paulus gives the most consistently impressive performance in the play even though she has a broken arm, in cast and sling...

Author: By Jennifer A. Kingson, | Title: Lost in Time | 12/6/1984 | See Source »

...devoted as sportsmen are to collecting shiny gewgaws, this is the only athletic mantel piece that would be noticed at Westminster Abbey, and the thought of it cradled under the arm of Flutie, or vice versa, brings a smile. Exactly 25 Ibs. of bronze immortality, the Heisman figurine depicts a stiff-arming ballcarrier, a suggestive pose these past 49 years to a literal-minded electorate that now numbers 1,050 experts, some of whom have seen a college football game this season. Although emblematic of the best player, whatever his position, the Heisman never has exalted an interior lineman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Little Trophy Comes to Life | 12/3/1984 | See Source »

...British Museum, his research on Poet Gay, his semi-estranged photographer wife back home, none of this can check his ecstatic infatuation. Never minding that he must soon return to teach summer school and never noticing "her assumption of a teasing impulsive intimacy which yet holds its victims at arm's length," Turner succumbs, willingly...

Author: By Clark J. Freshmen, | Title: Why Do Intellectuals Fall in Love? | 11/30/1984 | See Source »

Gardner then slowed the rotation and, much as in the first retrieval, maneuvered the stray toward the arm. There, in a foot restraint, Allen waited to grab the antenna on Westar with his right hand, while his left gripped the antenna support. Gardner cut loose, thrust over to the bay, stored his pack and tethered himself to the cargo bay. Meantime, Fisher gingerly began to reel in Allen and the satellite until Gardner could reach up to remove the stinger. He could then proceed directly to the remaining berthing steps. The only newly tricky part was in keeping the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Rounding Up the Runaways | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

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