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When Davey would spend his evenings falling asleep by the fire with his family, I'd sneak a look at reruns of Three's Company before bed. And could he pray! His prayers were the very things God wanted to hear. I was never that precocious or cute. Damn...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Sinner in the Hands of A Haunting TV Show | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...finding rhymes for "Latvia" and "Cypriot" must surely qualify as an Olympic-style suicide mission). During the ensuing pageantry, classical romanticism was offset with futuristic whimsy. The air of playful modernity, dreamed up by Philippe Decoufle, a 30- year-old high school dropout who talks of getting ideas while asleep, conjured up a Mademoiselle France who was fresh, lighthearted and a little bit spacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: At The Starting Gate | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

...does George relent? Because he cares abouthis daughter's happiness. The night after one ofhis typical whining sessions (in which hesuggested holding the wedding at The Steak Pit),he sees Annie asleep on the couch where she hadbeen reading a Modern Bride article on "How toGive a Beautiful Wedding on a Budget." Overcomewith emotion, George begins to read aloud: "Bakeyour own wedding cake...Find a good tailor andcopy a designer dress...Have a friend take thepictures." Horrified, he vows that from thatmoment on, he will "go with the flow." No more ofthis insensitive caterwauling about money. Ofcourse, George...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Father of the Bride--A Remake With Remade Message | 2/6/1992 | See Source »

While Hobson says that the brain functions differently while asleep than while awake, the purpose of sleep for the brain is not rest. Instead, the sleeping brain is probably concerned with protein manufacture, he says...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: RESEARCH BRIEFS | 2/5/1992 | See Source »

...were asleep until the third period, but it really was a great comeback for the kids," Harvard Coach John Dooley said. "Jen Minkus really picked us up. I had visions of her scoring the winner, but then we got that penalty...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Icemen Lose to Big Green | 1/10/1992 | See Source »

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