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Judging a civilization on the basis of its raffish after-hours entertainments poses certain problems. There may be aspects of the British, for instance, that are not clearly visible from a strip joint in Soho. But John David Morley, 37, never pretends to have found all there is to learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rising Sun and Shady Nights | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

The new cadet stands in full battle dress, his face smeared with black-green camouflage grease, sweltering in the August sun. Just two months earlier, David Craft, 19, of Rockford, Ohio, was a high school stud. Now, in cadet slang, he is a beanhead. "It's kind of degrading," he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Point Makes a Comeback | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

After the woman spurned Yurchenko, he became morose. He had trouble sleeping. A bit of a hypochondriac, Yurchenko insisted on drinking only boiled water. He supposedly had wanted the news of his defection kept secret, and was quite upset that the stories about Howard and Shadrin had been leaked to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spy Who Returned to the Cold | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

At least 44 people died in the flooded tri-state area (22 in West Virginia, 21 in Virginia and one in Maryland), and scores were reported missing. Thousands of homes were destroyed, drinking water systems became fouled, and interstate highway bridges were closed. Property damage in the Virginias alone is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes: Nov 18, 1985 | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

The percussionists accompany the dancers in several pieces, but left to themselves, they innovatively connect their instrumental specialties to city life. During their solo number, they sit at a long table set with metal bowls, plates, drinking glasses, dining hall trays, whisks, and even a cheese grater. They play this...

Author: By Cara B. Eisenpress, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Urban Takes Center Stage | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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