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The summer school is hardly the raison d' ether of Harvard University, and some might argue that the two-month term is downright boring. But while this school's hottest session is not marked for its fast-paced student and administration activity, history shows that interesting moments, both provocative and...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: In the Summer Swelter | 6/26/1983 | See Source »

If Ashton's Capricci is a lighthearted, winking jape, it is also a winning tribute to a major figure in British music. Just before his death at his villa on the Italian island of Ischia (the inspiration for Hockney's set), Walton had put the finishing touches to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: An Affair To Remember | 5/2/1983 | See Source »

Not a bit lighthearted, however, were the pamphlets and broadsides delivered by the local Irish Republican Committee encouraging anti-British protesters to confront the Queen. At the Davies Symphony Hall's morning entertainment (which included, à la campy Carmen Miranda, two women with hats bearing huge models of downtown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Queen Makes A Royal Splash | 3/14/1983 | See Source »

ASHBY NEVER EXPLORES Alex's payche further, Throughout the film, Alex never speaks a sincers line of dialogue. Neither the audience nor the other characters know much about him. It appears that the screenwriters were afraid that an honest exploration of character would detract from the film's lighthearted nature...

Author: By Lewis J. Desimone, | Title: Snake Eyes | 10/18/1982 | See Source »

The most attractive feature of the film is its good humor. The jokes will not sent audiences reeling, but instead produce the good-natured giggles which are more natural and frequent in the world according to everyone. The introductory shots of baby Garp being tossed in the air by his...

Author: By --thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Lunacy and Sorrow | 7/23/1982 | See Source »

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