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...British journalist who was pregnant with his child), Keller has received a good initial reception in the newsroom. His chief competition to succeed Lelyveld when he retires in five years is Raines, 54. A gregarious Southerner who has brought new punch to the paper's often bland editorial page, Raines could bring some welcome flair and aggressiveness to the paper's journalism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LAST GREAT NEWSPAPER | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

Christmas Eve, 1951. L.A.P.D. Sergeant Jack Vincennes is canoodling his dance partner at a bash for a Dragnet-type show where he moonlights as technical adviser. He is explaining why his small-screen counterpart seems so bland compared with his own colorful persona. "That's because he's the television version," smirks Jack, who pockets additional cash helping a sleazy Hollywood tabloid called Hush-Hush. "America isn't ready for the real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL | 9/15/1997 | See Source »

...Chemistry 5: "Introduction to Principles of Chemistry" and Literature & Arts A-40: "Shakespeare, The Early Years"), I wondered if I had made a horrible mistake. Brown-nosing and extensions on papers, the two cornerstones of my secondary education, seemed distant relics. Lectures, which had appeared appetizing in theory, tasted bland and regurgitated. I needed refuge from the crowds...

Author: By Ben A. Loehnen, | Title: First-Year Seminars Remove Anonymity | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

...Christopher John Farley. With reporting by Elizabeth L. Bland and David Thigpen/New York

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: GARTH BROOKS UNPLUGGED | 8/18/1997 | See Source »

...this summer, Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theater decides to end their eclectic season with one of Bill's more controversial works, "The Taming of the Shrew." But the big question remains: is this production yet another bland, unadventurous side dish on the already-full plate of generic Shakespearean theater, or does it break through the gelatin mold as the summer's most delectable new entree...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, | Title: An Entertaining 'Shrew' Lights Up Loeb | 8/15/1997 | See Source »

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