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Word: chosing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Witch hunts never cease; only the witches change. Early 17th century France was rife with witch trials. Aldous Huxley chose to write about one that occurred in 1634. His book The Devils of Loudun provided the material for this raw adaptation. Since British Playwright John Whiting's early death in 1963, the play has acquired something of a cult following. Cult plays rarely improve on revival, and The Devils is no exception, but they do often contain scenes or ideas of piquant interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Shakespeare, Chekhov & Co. | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...time when you think a trip to a French restaurant is the only way to counter the effect of Union food on your morale and your palate. You begin to mull over all the familiar names--Ferdinand's, Chez Jean, and so on. Forget them. Go instead to Autre Chose, a relative newcomer to the Cambridge scene, located at 1105 Mass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dining Out in Style | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...Autre Chose features some of the finest French dishes in the Cambridge area; the restaurant also sports a surprise: the very reasonable prices. In addition, the atmosphere is relaxed but not noisy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dining Out in Style | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Okay, now that you've already gone to Autre Chose and maybe your parents are in town, we can talk about Ferdinand's and Chez Jean. Ferdinand's is the more popular; it's a relaxed, rather noisy place with overpriced food. But so long as your parents are paying, it's great...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dining Out in Style | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Usually, 70 youths out of an entering class of 120 drop out. But the survivors are rewarded well. Senior Ronald Price won scholarships to seven universities; he chose Princeton. Says he: "Ninety-five percent of my public school friends are on drugs and unemployed. Some were more intelligent than I am." Fully 85% of the graduates go on to college. All students must take college boards, apply to at least three colleges, fill out financial-aid forms and write papers on their career goals?besides learning Adams' law: "If you don't internalize discipline in high school, you're going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Worth Fighting For | 6/12/1978 | See Source »

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