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RICHARD J. HERRNSTEIN, professor of Psychology, said last week that a "debate to settle an academic question is foolish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sticks and Stones... | 3/16/1974 | See Source »

...sisters, says "How well I understand this craving for work. I've never done a stroke of work in my life." In Olivier's production the line is tragicomic. In the City Center production it is a little joke--some sort of Freudian slip--that only a foolish and insensitive man would make. Natasha, the wife of the sisters' brother, steals a lot of laughs in the City Center version by being so unremittingly vain and petty, but she's stealing from the sensitivity of the play...

Author: By Richard Shepro, | Title: Repertory With a Sting | 3/15/1974 | See Source »

Popular Unity published comic books of their own, too. For instance, there was Superkid, a foolish-looking but brave boy whose powers included flight, except for once in awhile when he faltered because he hadn't eaten enough fish. Traditionally, Chileans have looked unfavorably on fish, although many Chileans fish for a living, as they would almost have to in such a skinny country with such a long coastline. So Allende's government wanted people to respect fishing more and to eat more fish. One of its best posters showed a sunburned, sadlooking young man with a squarish head...

Author: By Seth M. Kupferberg, | Title: Speaking to the People | 2/12/1974 | See Source »

...hate that foolish game we played And the need that was expressed And the mercy that you showed to me Who ever would have guessed I went out on lower Broadway And I felt that place within That hollow place where martyrs weep And angels play with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Dylan: Once Again, It's Alright Ma | 1/21/1974 | See Source »

...Radcliffe students can and do take classes together, live together and play sports under the jurisdiction of the same athletic department, but the result in not merger. By extension, these students could even be admitted by the same office, still without merger. Such a situation might appear bizarre, even foolish, but strictly speaking it is possible...

Author: By Emily Wheeler, | Title: Is Merger Relevant Yet? | 1/18/1974 | See Source »

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