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...coalition opposition group, managed the nowdubbed Velvet Revolution from, of all places, a theatre called the "Magic Lantern." Ash brilliantly juxtaposes the gravity of the political situation with the ironic humor of Havel and his band of writers, artists, economists and politicians. He tells of how his press credentials bore Havel's personal stamp--"a beaming pussy cat with the word 'Smile' across his chest!" A second credential bears a stamp with a beaming green frog and the words tres bien...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Looking Back at '89: The Berlin Wall, the Magic Lantern, And the 'Refolutions' That Changed the Face of Europe | 7/20/1990 | See Source »

...knowing several kids who insist on talking only about the SATs and the prestigious university they "know" will accept them. However, the majority of the kids I've met are warm, friendly people who would much rather complain about the Union food or talk about the latest movie than bore classmates with tales of all their community service back home...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Respect | 7/17/1990 | See Source »

These similarites are hardly accidental. Half the story credit goes to Cruise, who should have known better than to try his hand at scriptwriting, much less forging Top Gun. But it was Simpson and Bruckheimer who saw to it that Thunder bore their tired blockbuster stamp. The producers bought themselves one of the best screenwriters money can buy in Robert Towne and he responded by slavishly helping Cruise plagiarize...

Author: By Garrett A. Price iii, | Title: `Top Gun' Revisited and Recycled | 7/6/1990 | See Source »

...practices. Most teens are not likely to be exposed to the AIDS virus, but those who become sexually active at an early age, particularly in poor communities where drug use is rampant, are at risk. A Government study found that about 1% of the black teenage girls who bore children in New York City during 1988 were infected with the AIDS virus. There is a 40% to 60% chance that an infected woman will transmit the virus to her child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: A Losing Battle With AIDS | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

When the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was formed in 1983, ending a Civil War- era schism, one of the first tasks was to set forth its beliefs. That effort, complicated by the church's theological diversity, bore fruit last week as a national assembly of the 2.9 million-member denomination gave overwhelming approval to an 80-line "Brief Statement of Faith." After endorsement from regional units, it will join the ten other doctrinal statements that guide Presbyterians. The cleverly crafted text seems traditional enough to prevent the conservative opposition that killed a modernized creed in the Southern branch 14 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Like A Mother | 6/18/1990 | See Source »

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