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...legislators who proposed the change in the existing law are not latter-day Puritans. True, Massachusetts has had a history of government-imposed Christian morality. But this state has so many unenforced laws left over from the Puritan era that such name-calling is preposterous. More accurately, the state legislators are people who are aware of the decline in drunk-driving fatalities that has resulted from increased drinking restrictions all over the country...
...putting an opera on TV, Nunn faced the usual dilemma: whether to televise an opera performance, with the camera tagging along as the music impels the action, or create a made-for-TV drama, with the camera shaping the action and the music being incorporated. Nunn opted for the latter, and it proves a dubious choice...
SEXUAL HARASSMENT (Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.) The Question: Must a complainant prove that vulgar and sexually suggestive conduct by a boss is "psychologically damaging" or merely "offensive to a reasonable person" ? Prediction: The court, and Ginsburg, will opt for the latter, more liberal, standard. Watch: Clarence Thomas' vote...
...most exciting contests of the season. With the score tied at 14 going into the final quarter, Lafayette opened the quarter with 17 straight points to take a 31-17 lead. Bowed but not broken, the Crimson fought back, scoring two touchdowns with minutes left in the game, the latter of which was capped with a two-point conversion. With the score at 31-29, however, the Crimson could not get the ball back with enough time to mount a game-winning drive...
...Parisian cafes. The restrained, somber-faced Stephane (Daniel Auteuil) is the behind-the-scenes brains of the business that he shares with the suave Maxim (Andre Dussollier), and from the outset we are assured of the contrast the former's dedicated work ethic poses to the flightiness of the latter. Maxim, Stephane tells us, "has preferences but no obsessions," hinting darkly at the fascinating demons that might lurk within his own self. But these demons are never really unleashed; instead, the two friends are shown working and playing together as squash partners and stylistic opposites. When we are introduced through...