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"The exterior is a disaster, an absolute disaster. It's a very egocentric building," said Floyd. "The slick hard finished brick is purposefully a color that doesn't go well with Memorial Hall or the Fogg. Its machine made quality is the antithesis of the touchy, textural quality of Harvard...

Author: By Matthew Snyder, | Title: It's Art--for the Sake of Art | 10/17/1985 | See Source »

"The exterior is a disaster, an absolute disaster. It's a very egocentric building," said Floyd. "The slick hard finished brick is purposefully a color that doesn't go well with Memorial Hall or the Fogg. Its machine made quality is the antithesis of the touchy, textural quality of Harvard...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, | Title: Still Trying to Bridge the Gap | 10/17/1985 | See Source »

Broderick does a good job ogling Pfeitter "the face of love itself"), but like a good champion in training suppresson his boyish fantasies out of respect for Navarre. After some is needed for more important things, like breaking the evil spell that turns Navarre into a wolf each night and...

Author: By Cristna V. Colletta, | Title: Noble Nerd | 4/12/1985 | See Source »

But if such knowledge arouses sympathy for both character and author, it functions as a double-edged sword. While many of Zuckerman's responses seem noble in principle, his actions frequently assume a spiteful and egocentric quality. Instead of rising above the pettiness of his opposition, Zuckerman repeatedly stoops to...

Author: By David B. Pollack, | Title: Maturing Slowly | 12/15/1983 | See Source »

That assumption is a bit of a slander upon the animal kingdom, of course. It arises from an egocentric and spiritually complicated habit of mankind. People use animals not only for food and clothing and scientific experiment and decoration and companionship, but also, most profoundly, for furnishing the human mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Thinking Animal Thoughts | 10/3/1983 | See Source »

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