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Bergman met Emma when she was 15 and he was 17. "Em had lots of jewelry on and jangled loudly," the writer remembers. "I thought she was immensely sophisticated." Later, when they were both at Cambridge, Bergman "bullied Em into joining the Footlights," the theatrical troupe that has launched so many British comics. "When the annual revue opened, London smelled Em's star quality. A top agent wisely signed her, even though she had two more years to go at university...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Emma's A Gem | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

Most public defenders think not. In Memphis, lawyers lament the plead-'em- and-speed-'em-through pace. "It reminds me of the old country song we have here in Tennessee: 'We're not making love, we're just keeping score,' " says chief public defender AC Wharton. Across the country, lawyers watch with frustration as the bulk of criminal-justice funds goes to police protection, prisons and prosecutors, leaving just 2.3% for public defense services. "We aren't being given the same weapons," says Mary Broderick of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. "It's like trying to deal with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Trials of the Public Defender | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

...tried three times. Count 'em three...

Author: By Y. TAREK Farouki, | Title: M. Lax Season Opener Gets Postponed...Again | 3/17/1993 | See Source »

Harvard, a school that made it as high as second in the national college hockey poll, had two--count'em, two--television appearances all year...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Where's Dick Vitale When You Need Him? | 3/13/1993 | See Source »

...lovesick opera guy inspires seven (count 'em!) musicals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 3/1/1993 | See Source »

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