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...that Farrell is some Frankenstein's demonic creation--some rotisserie hockey freak who can actually play the game. In fact, one of his off-ice passions is about as far from "goon hockey...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Finishing in Style: The Class of '94 | 3/21/1994 | See Source »

...Yeshorim is not the Frankenstein its critics fear. Diseases like Tay-Sachs are a serious problem within the Orthodox community; four of Rabbi Ekstein's 10 children died from it. That medical technology can prevent this should be seen as a blessing. Dor Yeshorim sidesteps the question of abortion by preventing the conception of babies doomed to suffer...

Author: By Arvind M. Krishnamurthy, | Title: Listening to DNA | 12/14/1993 | See Source »

...renewed fighting has turned into Frankenstein's monster running amuck, largely beyond the control of its original superpower sponsors. The West, which for years backed Savimbi, overtly and covertly, as an anticommunist African democrat, finds itself with little leverage over a rogue warlord whose control of Angola's diamond deposits could enable him to finance his operations indefinitely. Backed by oil revenues of $3 billion a year, the government too has looked determined to fight to the finish. Thus, unless this week's developments lead to a lasting truce, the worst is perhaps still to come. In the countryside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angola: The Forgotten War | 10/18/1993 | See Source »

...most visible role was that of the Frankenstein-ish Herman Munster, which he played from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alum, TV Star, Dead at Age 66 | 7/6/1993 | See Source »

...card key system, like other exciting technological breakthroughs (e.g. Frankenstein, the atomic bomb, the DeLorean), can be abused. Last month, members of the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard (CLUH) pointed out what George Orwell enthusiasts already suspected--Big Brother Harvard is watching...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brother Harvard | 2/26/1993 | See Source »

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