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...middle of the bus. When it was about my turn, they opened the back door and started taking people from there too. My brother and my younger nephew were taken out, and we heard the shots. The guard nudged me with his rifle butt and told me to take two with me. As I rose for the door, I thought my other brother, Sakib, was with me. But then I tilted my head and saw him and my older nephew lying on the floor, crying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder At Ugar Gorge | 10/12/1992 | See Source »

...word damn. Today, other tendencies in Golden Age movies -- the stereotyping of blacks, gays and other minorities -- seem vicious in retrospect. Back then, the middle class was in charge, and they made fun of those below. Now films are a minority pleasure, so the majority is the butt of harsh humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Magistrate of Morals | 10/12/1992 | See Source »

...They were both in the center no man's area,' moving in opposite directions," said Charles Butt, the varsity lightweight coach. Rules for rowing traffic dictate that boats going upstream must row on one side of the river and boats going downstream on the other...

Author: By Robin J. Stamm, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Men's Crew Shell Hits 2-Man Boat on River | 10/7/1992 | See Source »

...that a valentine is a picture of an open heart. As director and co-writer, he is careful to make Buddy a not-lovable guy, one who uses his wife (Julie Warner), his daughter (Mary Mara) and especially his way- too-long-suffering brother (David Paymer: excellent) as the butt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funny, He Looks Jewish | 10/5/1992 | See Source »

...commentary on human nature, but people sure seem to enjoy having a common object of ridicule. Harvard of course is no exception. P.C. had its day, until people realized how few truly P.C. individuals they actually encountered. The Society of Nerds and Geeks used to be the butt for many a barb, but heaping scorn on them is now considered passe. Besides, only the truly meanspirited could be harsh on a group so willing to go through self-deprecation at a campus where students take themselves far too seriously...

Author: By Adam D. Taxin, | Title: Taking the Council Seriously? | 10/2/1992 | See Source »

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