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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prepares her bath. With her robe she erases steam from the bathroom mirror. Alex is standing behind her, carrying a knife. Softly, she asks Beth, "What are you doing here?" In her frayed mind she may already be Mrs. Dan Gallagher, her hubby in the kitchen, their imminent child asleep in her womb. Who is this presumptuous intruder in Alex's dream cottage? Someone who doesn't deserve to play happy family. Someone who deserves to die. Their struggle for the knife finally alerts Dan, who rushes upstairs, overpowers Alex and forces her into the full tub. She struggles, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Killer! Fatal Attraction strikes gold as a parable of sexual guilt | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...many hours of work that, by the end of the week, they were worn out. The day before their last on the job, they missed a bus back to Harvard because they fell asleep at the Brighton busstop...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Seniors Shoot Comedy Videos | 11/13/1987 | See Source »

...Cornell University freshman was raped late last month after she fell asleep in a dormitory lounge on a weekend night, The Cornell Daily Sun reported...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLASS CUTS | 11/7/1987 | See Source »

...Helga Pictures consist of groups of 30 different interrelated poses. Helga is shown nude and clothed, posed against doors and windows, and asleep and awake during different seasons and times of day. The effect, according to museum publicists, is to convey a sense of morality and the passing of time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MFA Exhibits Helgas; 107 Wyeth Paintings | 10/27/1987 | See Source »

That was back in 1984. Because we had the guts to run a favorite son for president, we are now the only ones entitled to wear t-shirts that say "Don't Blame Me, I'm from Minnesota." And every time Reagan sells arms to fanatics or falls asleep during negotiations, we feel a smug satisfaction. Everyone else is to blame...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Proud to be a Minnesotan, Again | 10/21/1987 | See Source »

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