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Still, Byrne remains the focal personality of the Heads. His habits (working from about 9 in the morning to maybe 8 at night), his personal tastes ("strong flavors, spicy foods"), his private life (living, largely in lower Manhattan, with Actress and Designer Adelle ("Bonny") Lutz, who created some of True Stories' most inspired outfits, for "it might be four years now . That's pretty good"), even the few personal surprises he lets drop (choosing to remain a British citizen because "it was easier to travel. Still is. But I can't vote. And I can't hold...
...symbol of the African National Congress, the organization sworn to bring an end to South Africa's apartheid system of racial segregation -- and to three centuries of white rule. Though outlawed since 1960, the A.N.C. has emerged during the unrest of the past two years as the focal point of political allegiance in the seething black townships, the source of growing guerrilla ferment and, paradoxically, a possible key to an eventual solution of the South African dilemma. In Nelson Mandela and four other A.N.C. leaders who have spent the past 24 years in prison for their campaign against apartheid...
...princess in pink. "Molly is in a class of her own," Hughes says, "as a bankable box-office attraction. Now audiences will go see a 'Molly Ringwald film.' " Hughes wrote his scripts for her, tailored the characters to her precocious range of emotions, found in her the focal point for his films. The symbiosis has paid off. Hughes is one of Hollywood's most distinctive and powerful moviemakers, and Ringwald is our model modern teen...
Between demonstrations at the two focal points demonstrators marched through downtown Boston, distributing leaflets, chanting, and encouraging passersby to join them. The group from Harvard marched behind a banner reading "Harvard-Radcliffe Committee on Central America...
...house committee sponsors small social events called Stein Clubs once or twice a month. Christmas is traditionally the focal point of the year and activities culminate with a holiday dinner, and other Christmas traditions that date back to the beginning of the century...