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People who have recovered from serious illnesses often find themselves visiting (in Nadine Gordimer's elegant phrasing) "that other world which was the world."

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: The Body Politic | 12/6/1994 | See Source »

Under Lin, every day would be Harvard Coming Out Day. A glowing pink triangle would replace the elegant clock that currently hangs over Massachusetts Hall.

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: The New Prez | 11/29/1994 | See Source »

Upped security is accompanied by a more elegant look.

Author: By Victoria E.M. Cain, | Title: Harvard Modifies Transcripts | 11/23/1994 | See Source »

Nevertheless, the museum, while graceful, elegant and pedagogical, is a freak show -- a kind of Nightmare on Elm Street as scripted by Edgar Allan Poe. There is the Soap Lady, who, underground and buried, decomposed into a waxy gray substance called adipocere; she was purchased by the museum for $7.50...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dispatches Little Museum of Horrors | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

Sander, who lives in a Hamburg mansion filled with minimalist art, describes her design philosophy as "less and luxe." She favors spare lines and expensive fabrics; she eschews loud colors and elaborate prints; she loathes accessories. She grew up in a modest Hamburg suburb and has said her taste developed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: Lessons in Lessness | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

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