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The gold is Field's. His father owned the Chicago-based Marshall Field's department stores, leaving him a fortune. A ponytailed, multimillionaire socialite, Ted Field enjoyed the usual rich-boy playthings--racing cars and producing films--but chafed at his playboy image. Bored with collecting dividend checks, he asked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A SOUND REBOUND | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

"Relevant" may be one of the biggest cliches in education. But it was the watchword in working-class Rio Rancho (pop. 50,000) when, nearly three years ago, faced with a dropout rate of 28%, the town set out to build a model high school. A committee of 300 citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STARTING FROM SCRATCH | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

The grand passion between Ballard and Beth scarcely seems strong enough to last a semester, let alone 25 years. When the couple meets, Beth is a bored and beautiful undergraduate at a small Vermont college; Ballard is her instructor in a vague brand of philosophy. Beth fires double entendre after...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Murphy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Not Like That Book by Nabokov: 'Scores' Less of a Draw, More a Loss | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

New Yorkers have never been more bored with politics. Love him or hate him (and indeed, most New Yorkers revel in doing one or the other), Mayor Giuliani has succeeded: he has transformed New York City from a dysfunctional mess into a community worthy of emulation. Indeed, the consensus among...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: The New Line | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

After TD's full-scale debut here in Week 8, L.I. Slim has emerged as the swami of the moment, posting an impressive 9-2 mark with one to play. Kansas City comes in at 6-5, better than Paul Maguire but good only for second place in this space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Top of the Covers: The Morning After | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

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