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The scholarly but combative Klein, who stands 5 ft. 6 in. in his running shoes, appears to be an unlikely David to Microsoft's Goliath. He came under heavy fire last April for granting unconditional approval to Bell Atlantic's $23 billion merger with NYNEX, a deal that created a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TRUSTBUSTER WHO ROARED | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

Perhaps in part to reflect this diversity of presentation, Harper chose to be stylistically eclectic. His score alludes to Renaissance music and rock alike.

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Severed Head | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

While a club devoted to yo-yos might at first glance seem a bit eclectic, the group might in fact be offering a welcome respite to Harvard undergraduates from the often unmanageable academic demands.

Author: By Dharma E. Betancourt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yo-yo Aficionados Make Plans, Seek Official Recognition for Offbeat Pursuit | 10/29/1997 | See Source »

BET shows are an eclectic if often insipid mix of music videos, infomercials and reruns of sitcoms such as Sanford and Son, along with talk and news shows produced in-house. But the programming comes dirt cheap. Profit margins currently run in the 50% range, in contrast to about 35...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BET'S TOO HOT A PROPERTY | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

By the time the Beats and a lively (but very superficial) national "Zen fad" began to fade from national prominence, two more groups of Buddhists had converged with two more groups of seekers. Helen Tworkov, editor of the influential Buddhist quarterly Tricycle, says a generation explored Buddhism "out of an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUDDHISM IN AMERICA | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

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