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Amis' outsize aptitude for mimicry runs rampant in What Happened to Me on My Holiday. It is written entirely in a dialect that sounds like some form of New Yorkese ("We grabbed zum lunj and then went oud to Lang Island in a big goach galled the Jidney"). Not for the starchy or easily offended, these exercises in absurdity showcase Amis' extravagant talents and splashy intellect. But we must also say that a little Heavy Water goes a long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bitter Sweets | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...would have preferred the structural changes, but I like the spirit that I saw in the room of people who really seemed dedicated to the idea of involving everybody but just didn't think this was the best way to go about it," Lang says...

Author: By Erica R. Michelstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IOP Governing Board Rejects Proposal to Open Up Election Process | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...first proposal was co-authored by associate Kathryn R. Markham '99-'00 and SAC members Eugenie A. Lang '00 and Passante. Twenty-three associates signed the petition, and eight sent supplementary letters detailing their support...

Author: By Erica R. Michelstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IOP Governing Board Rejects Proposal to Open Up Election Process | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...Lang reconciled her hopes of the proposals' passage with the SAC's decision...

Author: By Erica R. Michelstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IOP Governing Board Rejects Proposal to Open Up Election Process | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...passionate about dress, this beautifully illustrated 510-page style encyclopedia could be your salvation. Surveying the past 150 years of fashion history, the book goes beyond what might be expected of such a compilation, offering up entries not only on celebrated designers from Paul Poiret to Helmut Lang but also on tastemakers generally less well known--for example, textile creator Zika Ascher, cobbler Pietro Yantorny and early 20th century cosmetics manufacturer Alexandre Napoleon Bourjoi. Another plus: at $39.95, The Fashion Book is about one-sixth the price of a Hermes scarf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Fashion Book | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

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