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Today, and tomorrow, any ambitious entertainment outfit must be an all-purpose, universal-joint conglomerate--for two big reasons. First, the media are converging, one on top of the other, even as the computer, phone line and TV screen are converging into the brave new integrated system of tomorrow. Second, the globalization of the U.S. entertainment industry is roaring forward unabated, making Hollywood an exhilarating, sky's-the-limit export factory...
...Someone," I'm now in touch with all of my pent-up anger and pain. Now I know that I was a victim. So I've decided to come forward and share my experience with the Crimson's readers. In the words of the leaflet, I've made the brave decision to "TELL SOMEONE!" (I owe the melodramatic capitalization and punctuation to the leaflet.) Now back in my unenlightened days, I was naive enough to think that the two professors who invited me to lunch were simply showing a genuine concern for students that is all too rare...
...element--a venerated all-male corps of cadets under attack by a young girl and a bunch of misguided federal judges. Buchanan's rhetorical landscape is always filled with symbols of tradition and patriarchy, and his speech to the group didn't lack battlefields, American flags and brave soldiers. Then he described the current national menace: "the men in sandals and beads at the U.S. Department of Education who want to tell the Citadel how to teach history." The young men cheered and laughed uproariously at the image. For Buchanan, that somewhat outmoded hippie is still a real threat...
...John became one of the few brave souls to emerge from the huge gay show-biz underground into the glare of publicity and opprobrium. If he suffered a bit less for his declaration than other entertainers might have, it's because his appeal is not primarily sexual; the glitter and sartorial outrage conceal an ordinary, football-loving guy with an extraordinary love of the limelight. For all the tabloid titters, England realizes this; it has virtually made John its official Ambassador of Fun. He has performed for all branches of the Royal Family, and is a favorite dancing partner...
...while there were a few brave souls that showed up early to smash RPI's self-esteem, those folks were still the bulk of the Harvard noise by the time the game started...