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...program he hosted for 32 years, one of U.S. public television's best-rated shows; of multiple myeloma, a rare bone cancer; in Greenwich, Connecticut. With his tailored suits and wry delivery, Rukeyser became an unlikely celebrity from the world of economics, and PEOPLE magazine called him "the dismal science's only sex symbol." He later hosted a CNBC program until failing health forced him to retire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...tech TV program he hosted for 32 years, one of PBS's best-rated shows; of multiple myeloma, a rare bone cancer; in Greenwich, Conn. With his tailored suits and wry delivery, Rukeyser became an unlikely celebrity from the world of economics, and PEOPLE magazine called him "the dismal science's only sex symbol." After PBS replaced him on the show in 2002, he hosted a CNBC program until failing health forced him to retire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 15, 2006 | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...undergraduate back in the undergraduate council, she teamed up with John Haddock to run an anti-establishment ticket. With the campaign home site of fixtheuc.com, the duo promoted tearing down the Ivory Tower image of the council and reforming the CLC. Citing the failed Wyclef concert and the dismal Springfest, Haddock and Riley proposed that campus entertainment be handled by an independent student organization. “Typically people that want to do programming generally don’t run for the UC,” Riley says. Because of the current election process, members of the CLC tend...

Author: By Beau C. Robicheaux, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Outsider’s Insider | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...native Buenos Aires for her role on a popular television show. Yet 10 years ago she turned her back on this success to pursue her first love: music. Amazingly, she’s proved even better at her second career than her first, confounding expectations and enlivening the otherwise dismal constellation of crossover stars. “Son” is a delicate gem of ambient folk-pop, a smooth-flowing album that’s a pleasure from start to finish. On previous albums, she drifted from on extreme to another, from lush electronic soundscapes to unornamented acoustic guitar...

Author: By Tom C. Denison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Juana Molina | 4/26/2006 | See Source »

...ready-made answer, and his name is Alan Mollohan. ?Everytime they bring [ethics] up they're going to face it,? says Winston. So even if you didn't catch his name the first time around, you're likely to hear the story of Alan Mollohan's dismal exit from the House ethics committee many more times in the coming months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning the Tables on Ethics | 4/25/2006 | See Source »

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