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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...more promising. For some reason, those same zombies seem more equipped to couple off permanently once they have a diploma in hand. A friend recently relayed to me a story of two Harvard students who had dated from their first year to their senior fall. Suddenly and inexplicably, they broke up. A year later, after graduation, both met other people and, after dating their new partners for only a few months, are now engaged to them...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Endpaper: The Slot-Machine of Love | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

Despite dropping the second set, Blake managed to stay composed and immediately broke Kendrick back to take a 1-0 lead in the set. Blake could not take advantage with his serve, though, as Kendrick returned the favor, breaking Blake to even...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blake Wins Slam, Keeps No. 1 | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

After both players held serve, Blake broke through once again, taking another service game from Kendrick for a 3-2 lead. This time, the nation's No. 1 player did not let up, as Blake held his serve the rest of the way to win the set 6-4 and to take home his second consecutive national title...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blake Wins Slam, Keeps No. 1 | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

AMMAN: Nothing like a funeral to prompt some healing of family feuds. Syria's President Hafez Assad's surprise arrival at Monday's burial of King Hussein may signal a renewed willingness to pursue regional peace efforts, which broke down following the slaying of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. "Assad knew that people would be reading the signals at Hussein's funeral," says TIME Middle East correspondent Scott MacLeod. "Showing up at an event attended by Israeli leaders and President Clinton suggests he wants to get back into some sort of peace process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria Sends a Signal | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

...They broke up 20 years ago, victims of the apocalyptic burnout endemic to '70s rock bands. Now Strange Fruit is back for one fractious nostalgia trip to make a few quid and see if the flame still burns. This retro comedy, cannily written by The Commitments' Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement, gives such fine British actors as Bill Nighy, Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail and Bruce Robinson the chance to strut, scowl, sing some jaunty tunes (by '70s survivors Mick Jones, Steve Dagger and Jeff Lynne) and define what it means to be mates in a middle age the rockers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Still Crazy | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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