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...couple years off any poor pup's life. And "The Bells," especially, is a terrific way to round off your Poeportion. Find yourself getting sleepy? Little weak? Sorta drowsy? Recite "The Bells" aloud into a tape deck, pop your recording into an industrial strength ghetto blaster, and let 'er rrrrrip, full volume, for dozing neighbors. Run-DMC's got nothin' on Poe... though they might make a mean team: "The TIN-too-NAB-yoo-LAY-shun of duh BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS BELLS! HUNH...

Author: By Daniel Vilmure, | Title: Halloween Syllabus | 10/30/1986 | See Source »

...Administration also agreed to allow 25 Soviet spies--er, diplomats--slated for expulsion to stick around at least until their fates can be discussed at the Iceland meeting...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: An Unsavory Swap | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

...years, the travails of Stephen Jay Gould and his quest to explain the history of the world--and his role in it--appear under the chapter heading Science B-16. Walter J. Kaiser '54 was supposed to resume his biennial journey through Elizabethan England yesterday accompanied by his ne'er-do-well sidekick Robert Watson, in an adventure entitled Literature and Arts A-40, "Shakespeare." Or so Courses of Instruction led the unwary reader to believe. But Watson was not granted tenure by the University and will henceforth be frolicking in another forest...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: It's Back and It's Not Much Better | 9/23/1986 | See Source »

...Er, she's, uh, not very well," the correspondent would reply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Occupational Hazard | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

There was one, er, problem, Blay-Miezah told his investors. To gain access to the money, he had to fulfill a number of complicated conditions that included presenting a specially numbered diplomatic passport to the banks and cutting deals with certain tribal chiefs. Outside funds were necessary to pay expenses incurred as Blay-Miezah wheeled and dealed to get to the mother lode...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of Africa: Stung by a Ghanaian smoothy | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

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