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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...working so hard to be one. With his hip-nerd uniform of a dark gray pinstripe suit and skateboarding sneakers, Stein, 55, basks in being recognized and, when that fails, in introducing himself to the wait staff by his full name. This week he hopes to up his recognition factor with Turn Ben Stein On, a talk show that airs on Comedy Central Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. E.T., right after his game show. The new show gathers, with mixed results, a small group of culturemakers to discuss a single topic, like high school or growing up in Hollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ben Stein Also Sings | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...SURPRISE FACTOR Even singing holiday songs, she sounds forlorn JINGLE BELL ROCK RATING (OUT OF 5) [2 1/2 ornaments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Beginning To Sound A Lot Like Christmas Past | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Daycare expenses aren't the only factor proving troublesome for prospective parents. The lack of stability in Harvard¹s tenure system "absolutely" turns away women looking to start families, Goodman says...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff and Robin M. Wasserman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Childcare Access an Issue | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...volleyball game or a mad shopping spree, there was always something concrete--an event that I could label--that drew me towards each of my best friends. Only after I spent time with each friend did the trust, shared feelings and dreams, the true ingredients of friendship, factor into the equation...

Author: By Jennifer Y. Hyman, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: Unreading Period | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...Knowing if someone sports a Crimson Key T-shirt or sings with the sexiness of an Opportune, we can easily group them into superficial categories of cool or uncool. Are they worthy of a nod, a quick hello or an invite to the next HPC cocktail party? The coolness factor is everywhere, and I am guilty of it as well. But we have to step back. If true friendship is based solely upon academic or extracurricular pursuits, why don't schools exist for baseball players who concentrate in economics or Crimson editors who broadcast on WHRB...

Author: By Jennifer Y. Hyman, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: Unreading Period | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

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