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...addresses those who have stayed behind as if they were refuse: "All right, clean off that corner. Now." On the streets of the neighborhood, one sees only an occasional sign of social or spiritual uplift. One, outside a church, inquires, HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST? The other, a billboard, says, DARE TO BE MORE. It is an ad for cigarettes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Illinois: Victims of Grand Boulevard | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...ProQuest Historical Newspapers can get you the complete content of a handful of widely syndicated newspapers, advertisements included, from any date back as far as the mid 19th century, and the Naxos Music Library is one (perfectly legal) way to listen to some 85,000 songs (not Billboard top 100 stuff, but a good collection of classical and jazz works) all from the comfort of your desk chair. Both are accessible through the e-resources page at lib.harvard.edu. And if you want to feel like a good person, www.thehungersite.com can help: every time you click the button on their page...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline, | Title: 'Research' on the Internet | 5/13/2005 | See Source »

...imagine Bronx fans smiling at George Steinbrenner if he tinkered with the hallowed Yankee name). Or maybe the Angels faithful know that despite the garbled name, with Moreno they still have it good. In building Outdoor Systems, a small outfit based in Phoenix, Ariz., into the country's largest billboard-advertising company, which Infinity (now part of Viacom) swallowed for $8.3 billion in 1999, Moreno, 58, has been guided by a basic mantra: "When you take a risk, you're either thinking you're real smart or you're real dumb." Moreno is feeling pretty bright right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Arte of Baseball | 5/4/2005 | See Source »

Ladies and gentlemen, the Billboard Top 10 Hot Singles chart from ten years ago reveals that we, as a people, were listening to some truly crap music in the mid-’90s. There were a few exceptions, but the airwaves were mostly polluted with the desiccated husks of horrifically un-sexy R&B and dance tracks. Step inside the Way-Back Machine, and I’ll show you what I mean...

Author: By Abe J. Reisman and Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 1995 | 4/22/2005 | See Source »

...issued a blizzard of pamphlets on "safe sex," advising gays to refrain from anonymous contacts and to avoid the exchange of body fluids. On the West Coast, AIDS Project Los Angeles has published a comprehensive guide to the disease titled "Living with AIDS." The project has also launched a billboard campaign and distributed posters with gentle reminders to "Play Safely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIDS: A Growing Threat | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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