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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...potential to be a political group on the council or a force to motivate students. I hope it's the latter," he said...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, | Title: Council Elections Unsettle Old Guard | 10/17/1995 | See Source »

...next career choice was more dubious. White Man's Burden, due out later this year, is a flat fantasy about a future in which American blacks and whites exchange social status--the former becoming the ruling class, the latter doing the menial work. But Travolta delivers a heartbreaking portrayal of a desperate working stiff, unfairly fired from his job and turning to crime in order to support his family. Next will come Broken Arrow, a John Woo action film, and a mess of high-concept, high-profile pictures that signify his return to Hollywood's A list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: TRAVOLTA FEVER | 10/16/1995 | See Source »

...latter ventures no further than things liberals love to hate. He takes us through thirty years of headline news and hot-button issues with takes that are equally well-worn. Standard fare, for instance, asks why John Hinckley was dubbed insane. After all, he wanted to shoot Reagan and date Jodie Foster. Other subjects include abortion doctor assassin John Hill, white guys with pent-up hostilty, and, of course...

Author: By Thomas Madsen, | Title: Missing the Sixties, An Apocalypse Of His Own | 10/12/1995 | See Source »

However, the Crimson didn't score in the remainder of the first half, which brings us to our third and most important problem: capitalizing on offensive chances. In the four-game shutout streak, Harvard certainly had opportunities to score, but failed to convert on any. And the latter part of yesterday's first half was the same, with the Crimson dominating the game but not scoring...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Perfection | 10/11/1995 | See Source »

...same stepfather as Vidal, Hugh Auchincloss. Vidal introduces the young Jackie in a scene in which she is showing his stepsister how to douche after sex. He depicts Jackie as a tough and consummately selfish woman who loves two things, money and publicity--the former more than the latter. On a night out with Vidal in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the 1960s, she appears sly and humorous, a girl who wants to kick up her heels. At one point she begs Vidal to tell her how she can become an actress. Jackie was unconcerned about her husband's infidelities, says Vidal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEMOIRS: UNSENTIMENTAL JOURNEY | 10/9/1995 | See Source »

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