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...first perusal Thomas Beller's debut short-story collection, Seduction Theory (Norton; 205 pages; $21), appears as though it might be the chic literary equivalent of the TV comedy Friends. Beller, 30, is the co-founder of a talked-about Manhattan fiction journal, Open City, and the characters who people his 10 witty stories are plucked straight from a hyperexposed world of young, well-bred New Yorkers hopelessly flustered by attraction, ever fearful of love...
...debut short-story collection from Thomas Beller (Norton; 205 pages; $21) is peopled with characters plucked straight from a hyperexposed world of young New Yorkers hopelessly flustered by attraction, ever fearful of love. These are well trodden streets, and the book at first glance appears as though it might be nothing more than the chic literary equivalent of the TV comedy "Friends." But Beller's great accomplishment, says TIME's Ginia Bellafante, "is that he has managed to weave a series of touching and exceptionally memorable tales from this familiar milieu...
...Harvard wrestling team finished its pre-exam schedule with a 28-18 loss in Springfield College yesterday at the IAB. Rick Beller and Co-Captains Sean Wallance and Barry Bausano notched the Crimson's only wins. Dan Medalic managed a tie, while the visitors swept the other six weight classes. Harvard's record...
Senior Ricky Beller (126-lb.) and sophomore Kevin Wattles (heavyweight) each made the final six in their categories, but dropped disappointing losses in the final rounds. Wattles said he was unhappy with his own performance, but encouragingly observed that "the performances of Wallace and Medalie were some of the best wrestling I've ever seen from them...
After his team lost to Yale, Cornell, Coach Andy Noel decided to exploit the Crimson's technical mistake, bringing the matter to the attention of the Columbia athletic department. Rick Beller, Harvard's 126 lb. wrestler--who had known Noel previously--says he is "not surprised" by the coach's apparent ruthlessness: "It was in character for him," Beller said yesterday, after hearing the shocking news. He said the team feels it "deserved" the title--that the Crimson was the best team and proved...