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...Mankoff, however, discovered that not even an oversize, 10-lb. book is big enough to hold all 68,647 cartoons. So he picked the best 2,004 and put the rest on two CDs that come with the book. What he wound up with is not only a stand-up routine for smart people who own a coffee table but a history of American culture. You can see how confused and fascinated New Yorkers were by skyscrapers in the 1930s, how threatened and angered men were by workingwomen after World War II and how uncomfortable Americans were with the growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When It's OK to Laugh at the Old | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

Tamara is a healthy 8-lb. baby girl with a guaranteed place in the history of infertility treatments. She is the first child born from ovarian tissue that was removed from her mother, frozen and transplanted back. The tissue was taken out when her mom was 25 and facing chemotherapy for cancer. Six years later, cancer free but infertile from the drugs, she had the tissue stitched back in--and got pregnant by natural means four months later. The breakthrough raises hope for the thousands of women who face sterilization each year from cancer treatments. If the procedure proves safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Ovaries: Frozen, but Still Fertile | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...good news for Columbia is that Fletcher and his 6’7, 243-lb. frame will be back on the field this weekend after sitting out the first two weeks with a hamstring injury...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy League | 10/1/2004 | See Source »

Though his physical style may not make for the most aesthetically pleasing contest, the 6’2, 220-lb bruiser has earned his reputation as one of the top rushers in Division I-AA by plowing straight ahead—through a wall of defensive linemen if necessary...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hart' of a Bear | 9/24/2004 | See Source »

Even if the Crusaders open sufficient holes at the line, blocking linebacker Bobby Everett presents a challenge not easily matched. Stopping his charge will be a tall order for fullback Brian Gavin, despite his 30-lb. advantage, and protecting Silva and Akande from linebackers Matt Thomas and Sean Tracy as well figures to be nearly impossible...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Last Word Before First Down | 9/17/2004 | See Source »

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