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...diversity--John Milton and John Stuart Mill--had no thought that diversity might require proportional representation of ethnic groups. Certainly not! For them true diversity was above all diversity of opinion, and that was the product of a few people who stand on their own feet, who do not bow to public opinion, or look to role models, or need the support of a critical mass of other individuals like themselves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Poor Defense of Diversity | 4/8/1996 | See Source »

This year the first time you saw an actor who was sporting only an oversize silver button where a bow tie is normally worn, you may have surmised that he'd somehow lost his tie on the way over. As this actor had made his way past the cheering crowds toward Oprah Winfrey's microphone, you guessed, a particularly impressionable fan swooned at the sight of him, cut herself on the curb and was saved from bleeding to death only by his quick action in whipping off his bow tie and pressing it into service as a tourniquet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAMN THE TUXEDOS! | 4/8/1996 | See Source »

...discovery of the missing computer came on the same day that the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Bow Street social organization, distributed an authentic-looking parody of the Independent...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: $1500 Computer Missing at Indy | 4/5/1996 | See Source »

...Lampoon, a semi-secret Bow St. social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, honored Falk in a ceremony featuring skits, songs and spoofs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Falk Is Named 'Gentleman Of The Year' | 4/2/1996 | See Source »

Nader laughs at the notion that he might bow out to help Clinton. He considers Clinton pro-corporate America, anti-consumer protection and as averse to campaign-finance reform as any Republican. Besides, Nader adds, "it's hard to be a spoiler in a system that is spoiled to its core." He's already in next week's California primary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BILL CLINTON'S NEMESIS: RALPH NADER? | 3/25/1996 | See Source »

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