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...critics who found me callow might be right: I had been lucky and, as the lucky will do, had become hard-hearted." But this book betrays no coldness, only the wry detachment of someone trying to tell the truth about himself while being simultaneously "aware of a possible cliff-high vantage from which my self-solicitous life was negligible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Burden of Answered Prayers | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

Finally, on more traditional ground, the council this semester will follow up on last fall's popular appearance by reggae star Jimmy Cliff with another campus concert. Last year, the council failed in repeated efforts to host concerts...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Council to Consider Divestment, Hiring Issues | 2/1/1989 | See Source »

...effort to find the right fit. Some guarantee placement in six or so films -- theoretically, more exposure than a comparably priced ad could offer. Big-screen placements, say agents, provide more bang for the buck than television. "A movie goes from theaters to TV to the video marketplace," says Cliff McMullen of UPP Entertainment Marketing, "which makes it far more profitable than a one-shot on Dynasty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Plugging Away in Hollywood | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

UConn is outscoring opponents by 13.3 points per game and is led by Co-Captains Cliff Robinson and Phil Gamble. A 7-ft., 1-in. All-America candidate center, Robinson leads the squad in scoring and rebounding with 19.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Gamble has chipped in 10.3 points per game from the guard position. Also playing extremely well for the Huskies is sophomore forward Murray Williams, who is averaging 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Cagers Launch Invasion Against Capital | 12/16/1988 | See Source »

...looks out for his son's political best interests. He realizes that Medea is not from the right side of the Parthenon, so he sends her walking. Likewise, Medea's Nurse (Zoe Mulford) is looking out for her charge. Mitchell's hard-edged Creon is not exactly Heath-cliff Huxtable. But Mulford, with her sympathetic swooning and simpering, makes Mrs. Cleaver look like an absentee parent...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: Diary of a Mad Housewife | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

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