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You mentioned cell biologist Ursula Goodenough's quip that if cloning were perfected, "there'd be no need for men." If your article had been written by Jorge Luis Borges, Annie Proulx, Thomas Pynchon or another author with a penchant for serendipitous character names, I'd know for certain that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 31, 1997 | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

At the same time, the author keeps a running commentary on the nature of history and storytelling. Martinez bases the shifting structure of his story on the idea that "nothing is like anything else, nothing is ever just one story, but a net that each person weaves without knowing the...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, | Title: Evita Reconstructed: Argentina's Idol Worship | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

PEOPLE SUPPOSEDLY IN THE KNOW have been saying for years that Irish poet Seamus Heaney would one day win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Of course, people said the same thing about Vladimir Nabokov, Jorge Luis Borges and Graham Greene, illustrious authors and notorious nonwinners. Against that background, the Swedish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEAMUS HEANEY: A POET OF THE THRESHOLD | 10/16/1995 | See Source »

From the very beginning of the meet, Michigan showed why it is highly regarded. Dolan won both the 500 freestyle and 200-individual medley, while teammate Gustavo Borges triumphed in the 50 freestyle. The Wolverines also walked off with the 400-medley relay.

Author: By Jason E. Kolman, | Title: Swimmers Dominate Harvard Invite | 12/6/1994 | See Source »

It's no wonder the team is ranked so high with three former Olympians on the team. Michigan's sophomore Tom Dolan, Junior Royce Sharp and senior Gustavo Borges all competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Author: By Mandy L. Wills, | Title: Swimming Powers Invade Cambridge | 12/3/1994 | See Source »

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