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In theory, the Internet allows anyone to tap into fertile fountains of fleeting information. Had de Tocqueville visited this country today, there is little doubt that the Internet would have taken first place as the (virtual) civic institution par excellence. Democracy in America could only imagine such potential for civic...

Author: By Gabriel B. Eber, | Title: The Internet: Democracy Potentate | 6/4/1997 | See Source »

Like Radish and Lang, Hanson writes or co-writes its material. It's unfortunate, however, that all three acts have come up with immature, mediocre albums that are as much fun as a wet sandbox. Each album has its moments, but they are fleeting. The marvelous MMMBop is the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: ROCKING THE CRADLE | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

Already, after only a few semesters, I am unable to recall the identities of sundry section leaders and teaching fellows. And, I daresay, most of the instructors I've encountered will soon forget me. Many have done so already. Alas! How fleeting are our days here at Harvard. Sure, I...

Author: By Gabriel B. Eber, | Title: Those I Will Not Forget | 5/16/1997 | See Source »

When most of us got here, that pattern continued. We quickly filled our schedules to the brim, packing them with comps and shows and political study groups, figuring that academia would always be there for us, but that we needed to seize these fleeting extracurricular opportunities.

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: The Bottom Line | 4/10/1997 | See Source »

Within the cycle of a single season, from winter pruning to fall harvest, Barich constructs a coherent world whose natural beauty can be coldly indifferent. Disease, obsolescence and bad timing threaten both man and grape. Arthur, the working stiff, confronts that fate with inconspicuous stoicism. Intellectual Anna is more expressive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: PRIME VINTAGE | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

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