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...black, young and ineffably, unflappably cool: "chilly the most." It also shows signs of traveling well. Groups like The Bronx's Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five tour the country, and some new wave nightspots have devoted evenings to the new street music where post-punkers can check out the sartorial flash of the hip hoppers. There are already rap clubs in London, and last summer's No. 1 song on the German charts was a bit of Euro-rap called Der Kommissar...
Support of a mandatory retirement age does not imply that professors beyond the age of 70 have nothing to offer. There is no stroke of midnight after which one's faculties and abilities disappear in a flash. Institutions like Harvard should continue to make the transition to retirement as easy as possible--allowing professors to retain their offices, as Harvard does, as will as encouraging them to continue teaching. But consideration for individuals should not obscure the fundamental need for a continued retirement age in the Ivory Tower...
...arguing continued for five full minutes. Finally, the man wearing the flag relented. He nodded his head. He hugged the carabinieri one at a time, kissing them on both cheeks Tears--or was it sweat--were visible on his face. The carabinieri smiled, while the blue lights continued to flash in the background...
...metal would have protected the fuel lines from chafing against other parts inside the crowded engine. After the brazing, however, the pipes became so rigid that they developed hairline cracks during test firings, allowing the highly combustible fuel to escape. Such leaks during a flight could cause a calamitous flash fire...
...crowd at the Grammy Awards last week looked as if it had just flown in from one of the moons of Saturn: glittering, snorting the intergalactic dust. Touches of the high crass mingled with a sort of metaphysical flash. Stevie Wonder, for example, wore a cumulously quilted white satin tuxedo whose upswept lapels formed great angel wings. The costume had the curious effect of making him look like a Puritan headstone...