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...succumb to this seductive appeal at their own peril. In Passion, two British roommates take up with men they find "typically Indian." They are, naturally, stark opposites. Christine goes out with a handsome Sikh officer; Betsy has an affair with a scrawny clerk who is married, sensitive to a fault and abusive to her when the mood hits him. "I suppose all passion is unhealthy," she tells Christine, who has begun to worry about her friend's behavior. "Sometimes I tell you I feel insane --and what's more--what's terrible: I revel in it!" When Betsy informs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tributes of Empathy and Grace Out of India | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

NATURALLY, JACK FEELS pretty awful about the whole thing, seeing as it was his fault that Lilly ever got to touch the now stiffening unicorn in the first place. So with the help of a somewhat lustful fairy queen, the forest knave acquires the requisite set of used armor and hauls his butt over to a humungous oak tree, which serves as Evil's headquarters. His main goal is to save his girlfriend and the last remaining unicorn in the universe, both of which have been captured by the forces of darkness. If he fails, the sun will never rise...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Guys and Trolls | 4/25/1986 | See Source »

...second implication was: if your kids ever complain about Harvard, just remember that it's not our fault, that we offer them more than they want...

Author: By Charles T. Kurzman, | Title: Reflections on the SCR | 4/21/1986 | See Source »

...feels that she has been psychologically or physically taken advantage of, but she forces herself to suppress the feelings of guilt and anger associated with that victimization, experts say. She says to herself that she is being hysterical, that it was her fault, that she didn't say no forcefully enough...

Author: By Alison L. Jernow, | Title: Fighting for Awareness: Harvard Date Rape | 4/17/1986 | See Source »

Through no fault of Harrington's, Portland's criminals are often returned to the streets soon after conviction because the city's jails are too full to house them. For four years in a row Portland voters have refused to approve funds for more cells. Due to overcrowding, some 7,500 offenders were given citations last year instead of jail sentences. "It's insane," protested Harrington. "We're recycling the same criminals over and over again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portland's Tarnished Penny | 4/14/1986 | See Source »

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