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Though the intervening millenia have changed mankind in many ways--through the invention of monotheism, the printing press and the bra, for example--none of these changes can match the revolutions wrought by America on the institutions of sport and democracy, not only as an innovator, but as a disseminator. No country can claim to be the birthplace of so many world-popular sports; football, baseball and basketball are just a few that enjoy popularity in at least one foreign country (if one counts Canada as a foreign country). Nor can any nation country claim to have forcibly installed democracy...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: That Four-Year Itch | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...being cast in Garp. One day she shocked the cast and crew after the production bogged down over a delicate nude scene in the boys' locker room. She suddenly stripped off her character's nurse uniform and streaked the cast and crew in an armor-like girdle and longline bra. "Everyone's jaw just dropped," says Hurt. "It was totally unexpected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Getting Close to Stardom | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...first two ads are unlikely to cause much fuss. As two women run for a train and another heads for a fancy dinner, the camera reveals each in her bra for a few seconds. Even so, NBC will only run the spots when children are in school. What next? Advertisers of men's underwear are already seeking the right to follow suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BROADCASTING: Giving an Uplift To Standards | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

Building 149 is actually owned by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), which Tuesday approved Raymond's purchase of an 80-year lease from another development company. Raymond paid $83 million for the lease on building 149 and a nearby1300-car garage...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: MGH to Expand Reseach Labs | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

According to a BRA spokesman, Raymond isexpected to spend an additional $45 million onadditional renovations to accomodate the MGHdoctors. The other six floors of building 149 havenot been rented out yet, Bland said, but he addedthat the developers expect that the other tenantswill also be medical researchers...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: MGH to Expand Reseach Labs | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

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