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Both men believe in a progressive, inclusive America, though West's Marxism and penchant for postmodernist literary criticism did not always jibe with Bradley's capitalist message...

Author: By Alex B. Ginsberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: In Year 2000 Gates, West Advise and Counsel | 3/9/2000 | See Source »

...gives readers the adrenaline rush of what Lundy calls "apocalyptic sailing." The sailors' skill is astonishing. "These are guys," an observer tells Lundy, "who can go downwind in 30 knots of wind, surfing on 20-ft. seas, carrying a spinnaker and full mainsail. And in those conditions they'll jibe the boat, with the spinnaker--at night, in the dark, alone!" Getting home alive was victory enough in the 1996-'97 race. Sixteen boats started from Biscay; nine finished. A Canadian sailor, Gerry Roufs, vanished in the Southern Ocean like a distant light winking out. The elaborate communications web binding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Captains Courageous | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

NAME: Larry ("Hothead") Johnson OCCUPATION: Trash-talking basketball player for the NY Knicks BEST PUNCH: At a news conference, responded to Walton's jibe by asking, "That isn't the same Bill Walton who was at UCLA smoking pot and a hippie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 5, 1999 | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...first is that it is a jibe at the "stupid" layout. The Swamp is composed of three suites, each with two bedrooms off a common room, and a bathroom. The three common rooms adjoin through fire doors...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Barbecue to Kegerator: Harvard's Party Suites | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...first is that it is jibe at the "stupid" lay out. The Swamp is composed of three suites, each with two bedrooms off a common room, and a bathroom. The three common rooms adjoin through fire doors...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PARTY | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

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