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Astoundingly, junior guard Mike Beam grabbed a second offensive rebound--Harvard had only seven all game--but his lay-up left his hand a fraction of a second after the final buzzer sounded...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Basketball Breaks Even Over Break | 1/5/1998 | See Source »

...Pitt. Now they determine what movies get made." As for Damon's qualifications for joining the short list, Coppola says, "Matt has got the gift--and he's a writer in his own right. That gives him something special." That plus the fact that Damon's salary remains a fraction of his more famous peers, an attractive prospect to studios in search of new talent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: MATT DAMON: REIGN MAN | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...YEAR'S RESOLUTION] After Tarantino's recent career goofs, expect only a Pulp Fraction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THE HOLIDAY STOCKING IS TOO FULL | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...expect too much? Were we unfair? I don't think so. When we finally hired a mature, full-time nanny, all these problems vanished. Why did we stay with EF Au Pair so long? The program costs a fraction of what a nanny charges, and the glitches didn't seem insurmountable. Besides, we really did want it to work. So what went wrong? It's clear to me now that there's a tremendous disconnect between au pairs and host families. Many au pairs are oblivious to the daily rigors that await them in tending to small children. Their main...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AU PAIR ODYSSEY | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...follow-up to Thursday's convincing rally were disappointed Friday as strong blue chips parted ways from the broader market, which closed lower. The Dow jumped a respectable 54 points to close at 7881 but the NASDAQ fell six points and the small-cap Russell 2000 finished down a fraction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Than A Number | 11/21/1997 | See Source »

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