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...very realistic portrayal of a very real woman, and her constant mention of Boston area landmarks, restaurants, and neighborhoods remind us that, yes, this is a real story. In similar moments, in fact. Daria reminds herself of the details that make her life real. She has a habit of counting her blessings, convincing herself that she exists and is happy--reminding herself of her identify...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bye Bye Love | 7/13/1984 | See Source »

Cocaine--snort daily, main habit...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Skidding Through Life in The Fast Lane | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

Barbituates (Quaalude habit...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Skidding Through Life in The Fast Lane | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

What started as a pleasant diversion when he was a young Chicago comedian turned into a hundreds-of-dollars-a-day habit when he was a big star in the late 1970s. Belushi did "blow" (cocaine) practically daily, and, as Woodward tells it, would go on all-night binges during which he would bounce from party to party be it West or Last Coast on a perpetual high. The high extended to the set of whatever movie he was filming--Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and Continental Divide, to name three--where he was combative, uncooperative, and finally wildly talented...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Skidding Through Life in The Fast Lane | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

...carefully placed shot from an air gun he kept in his room. Or another parental story of the pandemonium occasioned when someone put Christmas light flashers in all the Yard lanterns. It seems that the "Yard cops" (now University Police) had, in the days before radios, been in the habit of switching these lights on and off to summon assistance When the lights came on that evening in the late 1920s, portly gentlemen in blue could be seen puffing from one corner of the Yard to another, anxiously seeking whichever colleague it was who required their...

Author: By John B. Fox jr., | Title: Climbing On Board | 6/5/1984 | See Source »

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