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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gore and Hillary Clinton. Suettinger warned last year that further contact with Chung might prove embarrassing but prefaced his comments with the wisecrack that to the degree that giving Chung existing photos of him with Clinton "motivates him to continue contributing to the D.N.C., who am I to complain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CASH-AND-CARRY DIPLOMACY | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

Pedants who complain that Academy Awards don't really honor the year's best work in cinema because they ignore little, independent art-house movies--and hey, did you know that French toast isn't really from France?--must come to terms with what they have wrought now that the Academy has indeed honored a bunch of little, independent art-house movies. The result is a dull, nonglamorous contest with, alas, little prospect for Oscar-night silliness. Secrets & Lies' Brenda Blethyn is a wonderful actress, but don't expect her to show up dressed like Geena Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: CRYING FOR MADONNA | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...making numerous visits to the Coop, the grand total of the cost of my books will be less than the cost if I'd just bought them all at one fell swoop. Needless to say my technique is neither wise nor efficient and my only release is to complain bitterly. How dare they charge me $190 for a sourcebook--a pile of Xeroxes stapled together? I won't join them--I won't give them the satisfaction of having my name listed as a Coop member...

Author: By Sarah Jacoby, | Title: The Coop Is Innocent | 2/21/1997 | See Source »

...advances from his father's time to his own, and urged the students present to take up the mantle of the coming age. "As we enter a new century, we can ill afford the freeloaders of democracy -- the selfish, self-absorbed political wolves who are content to carp, complain, criticize and destroy without offering any constructive help or ideas," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Orbit for Glenn | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

While Harvard sports fans complain about the mediocrity of the men's hockey, football and basketball teams, some teams toil away under almost complete anonymity...

Author: By Matthew F. Delmont, | Title: Women's Squash Wins It All Again | 2/19/1997 | See Source »

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