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Most alien of all is Mark Linn-Baker's Puck, a nasty demon who sticks his tongue out and rasps at friend and foe. His satyr's outfit and white makeup don't distance him from humankind nearly so much as his utter indifference to pain and suffering in others. When Oberon orders him to undo the effects of his mistake on the lovers and to anoint Lysander's eyes with the potion that will restore his love for Hermia, he nearly fouls up again and gives Demetrius the charm. He says "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" spitefully...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Out of Discord, Concord | 3/31/1980 | See Source »

...glove, stray cameras, and even nuts and bolts. In the coming years NORAD's job will become still harder. By the mid-1980s, the number of orbital objects may double, making it more difficult to tell what is up, and whether it belongs to friend or foe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Watching the Action in Orbit | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

...made manatee hunting illegal in Florida. But the creature, which has no natural enemies, still faces a marine foe: the whirring propellers of the state's 500,000 speedboats. Because manatees loll just below the water surface with only their nostrils showing, they are often invisible to pleasure cruisers. Collisions are common, and even if the manatee survives, its 1-in.-thick skin is brutally gouged by the sharp blades. One marine expert estimates that 80% of the state's manatees are propeller-scarred. Manatees also drown by drifting into flood-control gates; some have been cruelly murdered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Last Chance for the Manatee | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

After a stirring first-round defeat of Brown and a predictable loss to tough arch-foe Yale, the Cagers hoped to end their final game of the season with a victory over Princeton in the play-off consolation fight for third place...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Tigers Upset Women Cagers | 3/4/1980 | See Source »

...point, the Crimson Clung to a tenuous 4-3 lead, fifth-slotted Geordie Lemmon trailed 0-1 in games, and 1-8 in the second contest. But Lemmon showed his mettle by rebounding to reel off nine straight points, and thereafter had little trouble disposing of his foe...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Crimson Racquetmen Topple Elis, 6-3, Capture Ivy, National Nine-Man Titles | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

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