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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thanks for the soupcon of sarcasm, fella. But look at the alternative. Look at the fiction writers who are making it--they stink! Well, some of'em are all right. But they're not great! Where are the Faulkners of our generation? Smothered by mediocrity...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Down On Law | 12/9/1986 | See Source »

Regardless of your computer proficiency, computer books at Christmas are right up there with socks and underwear: you can't beat 'em for practicality...

Author: By Evan O. Grossman, | Title: Holiday Gift Ideas for That `Significant Other' | 12/3/1986 | See Source »

...videotape is earnestly intent on deflecting criticism of homosexuals for spreading AIDS. In the tape's one emotional scene, the brother of an AIDS victim says, "If I ever hear anyone talking about how gays are to blame for AIDS . . . I swear to God, I'm gonna punch 'em in the head!" New York City is still debating whether to accept the tape. Board of Education President Robert Wagner Jr. has criticized it for not clearly opposing adolescent sex and drug use, but he has not directly objected to its gingerliness about homosexuality and anal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Sex and Schools | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

Three signal-callers have earned at least two starts for the Crimson this year. Senior David Landau opened the season at QB and performed well against Columbia before he was lifted for a parade of seven (count 'em, seven) reserves...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Singing the Multiflex Blues | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...leading farm product. During the three weeks that the ad aired, Abdnor made up about ten points in the polls. Then Daschle decided to attack the attack with an ad showing a bunch of cigar-smoking pols discussing ways to smear Daschle. "We'll distort the farm thing, confuse 'em with Fonda, all the usual liberal stuff," said one. When Abdnor's commercials became an issue, they lost their effectiveness. As California Campaign Consultant Clinton Reilly observes, "When voters feel it's a cheap shot, they turn against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Notebook of Tall Winners, Big Losers, Frogs and a Bird | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

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