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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But then Insignificance focuses more on the characters than on the plot. As the introspective Professor, Hainsworth passively listens to the problems of the other characters. He brings impish charm to his character. But Hainsworth has little to work with. Like the guru that he is, he just sits on...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: Significant Figures | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

The tenants' group has often criticized Walsh, but denies having engaged in "character assassination." Gardner said Walsh "is blabbing accusations to cover up his own impropriety."

Author: By Jeffrey S. Packer, | Title: Tenant Group May Sue Walsh | 3/1/1988 | See Source »

Although negative political ads are as old as the Republic, commentators still cluck with disapproval each time the ads reappear, while candidates employ euphemisms to avoid using the N word. Television has made the strategy riskier. Because of the medium's power and unpredictable effects, candidates have been reluctant to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Political Campaigns: Accentuating The Negative | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

The great threat is that the redevelopers, because they are spending so much money and seeking to attract blue-chip office tenants in a soon-to-be-glutted market, will make this motley, redolent crossroads orderly and decorous -- that they will make Times Square square. New York City planners, to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Renewal, But a Loss Of Funk | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Ra-ul, 31, is an Olympic athlete no one will ever confuse with Pirmin or Katarina. Slogging where others soar, he was among the Games' engaging foot soldiers, competitors whose contribution is measured in texture and character more than in tenths of a point and hundredths of a second. Many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: The Jests of the Rest | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

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