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...reliable. Many industry watchers last week were mystified, for example, as to why Coke would boost the calories of its old Coke by five, to 77 per 6-oz. serving (though it still has two fewer than Pepsi), at just the time when consumers seem to favor lighter tastes. Indeed, all forecasts point to a severe decrease in sales of sugar-based soft drinks because an aging, weight- conscious population is expected to prefer diet sodas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiddling with the Real Thing | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

...retain the essential character of the original version in that it, too, imparts faint cocoa-cinnamon overtones and has a balanced, smooth body with no sharpness or overpowering flavor. However, it is sweeter than the original formula and also has a body that could best be described as lighter. It tastes a little like classic Coca-Cola that has been diluted by melting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Matters of Taste | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

...lighter side, the j.v.-to-varsity switch has also struck the lightweights. Senior James Sheldon, the third varsity stroke in as many weeks, moves up to the position he held all last season...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Crimson Lights Face Navy; Heavies Go Tiger Hunting | 4/20/1985 | See Source »

...EXTENSIVE 20-MEMBER CAST features everything from the unusual to the bizarre to the spectacular. A foot and a half shorter and 50 pounds lighter than her Trojan cohorts, Maja Hellmond's first appearance on stage as Hector is disconcerting to an audience accustomed to some Homeric vision of the Greek hero. Although Hellmond does a good job of trying to make the audience forget that she is a girl, the physical constraints of the role complicate her portrayal. Battling with Bradford, Hellmond manages to throw him over her shoulders only with a great deal of assistance from her costar...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Shakespeare Straight & Tragic | 4/19/1985 | See Source »

...Lighter Note...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: New-Look Crimson Heavies to Host Brown Today; Lightweights Make East Coast Debut at Dartmouth | 4/13/1985 | See Source »

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