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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...might even say IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Harvard Science Center), but then Jimmy Stewart's already said that. But it's worth saying again, and Capra's classic Christmas flick is worth seeing once every year around holiday/exam time. Stewart plays the small town bank manager who is threatened by the local Grinch in a business suit (Lionel Barrymore...

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: Clues to Dewitt | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

Instead of cutting this classic Grinch material, they could have, God forbid, cut other parts more easily. The beginning part with the outlandish but stupid Who-toys with odd-sounding but easy-to-make-up names is possibly better left out. Little Cindy Lou Who who is (still) no more than two is not everyone's favorite character (too cute). And for die-hard Scrooges, the Grinch's self-righteous turn-around at the end is most unfortunate. But as this is the "message" of the story, maybe it has to stay...

Author: By Henry E. Smith, | Title: How X-Mas Stole the Grinch | 12/11/1985 | See Source »

Incumbent Gerald R. Ford's patently absurd description of Poland as a free and independent state dominated press coverage of the 1976 debates. Ford's remark was a classic example of the kind of epic mental lapse that the debates' set the stage for and award top billing...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Debate on The Great Debates | 12/5/1985 | See Source »

...first glance, these suits seem like classic instances of litigious greed. No one forced these people to smoke cigarettes; why should cigarette companies be made to foot the bill for their customer's over-indulgence...

Author: By John Ross, | Title: Corporate Accountability? | 11/27/1985 | See Source »

Surveys show American consumers think Coca-Cola Classic tastes better than New Coke--and Medical School researchers have discovered that Classic Coke is better than New Coke in another...

Author: By Jeff Clark, | Title: One Reason To Hate New Coke | 11/27/1985 | See Source »

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