Word: lovely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...literary project with this many rules and games could easily become sterile and precious. Fortunately, Pavic's imagination is equal to the task. He peoples his history of the history of the Khazars with vampires, religious ascetics, devils, golems, star-crossed lovers and a Turkish pasha who makes love only to the dying. Exotic details or metaphors not only impart a flavor of strangeness to the book, but also send a reader scurrying back and forth through the pages, trying to remember where he has come across a hand with two thumbs, a grave shaped like a goat...
...Ricker Love: With apologies to the Duke, Vermont teammate Ricker Love has the best name in the ECAC. Although Dartmouth's Rob Goulet comes in a close second when he's not busy packing Cesar's Palace in Las Vegas...
...Democratic National Convention in July was a Dukakis love-fest. There was talk of waging a 50-state campaign, the Duke was up by 17 points in the polls, and Democrats gave thanks to the Republican Party for nominating wimpy George Bush...
Granted, it will take a politician with rare courage to reach out and inspire these non-voters. It will take more than a boring technocrat, or a mean-spirited candidate who appeals to our cheapest instincts. It will take a principled and committed liberal strong enough to express his love for the people, and bold enough to challenge them...
Boone, who has taught at Harvard for seven years, has written a widelyacclaimed book on the portrayal of love in fiction and is currently writing a second book on sexuality and the narrative. He is a two-time finalist in the Undergraduate Council's Levenson Award competition for outstanding teaching...