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...candidates are running on a pro-divestment platform, Harvard should listen to alumni on this issue. And, the Overseers, rather than being afraid to debate that issue on the floor of their meetings, should welcome the opportunity to open their minds through discussion of the issue. It would probably liven up that petrified body...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Closed Doors | 9/18/1986 | See Source »

...predictable $500, or a coffin-top candle stand already breathing thin air at $1,250, Withington might make a fist in the direction of the groggy second bidder and say, "Pow! He's out cold." The joshing might revive the wounded warrior. If not, it would liven the mood of the dealers and collectors gathered here in the tent behind his barn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Scene in New Hampshire: and You're a Winner! | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

...most of their adult lives, they decide to blow all of Theresa's paycheck on a cab ride into Liverpool proper and a try at one of the fancier bars where the action might pick up a little. They plan to start off with a little larceny to liven things up. By fleecing the cab driver, after some chit-chat through the communication panel, they discover that he is, as Theresa puts it, "one of us." After a liberal tip for their comrade in arms, their resources are a bit depleted. Brassy Theresa gets the bright idea of lifting...

Author: By Cristina V. Coletta, | Title: Courting Communism | 6/26/1986 | See Source »

...candidates are running on a pro-divestment platform, Harvard should listen to alumni on this issue. And, the Overseers, rather than being afraid to debate that issue on the floor of their meetings, should welcome the opportunity to open their minds through discussion of the issue. It would probably liven up that petrified body...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Behind Closed Doors | 6/5/1986 | See Source »

...gold glitters, but what seduces are the accents of color that the gold picks up and reflects, like the green fragments of beetle wings that peek out of a 19th century man's coat. Gharara, billowing pants favored by both men and women, have a sensuality that could liven up any ready-to-wear runway in Paris, although a contemporary designer might look for certain practical modifications. Some of the gharara at the Met are so long and wide that they trail behind the wearer and have to be carried like the trains of wedding gowns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: A Harmony of Fugitive Color | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

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