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Parents with big purses may want to stay--or dine at least once--at the Plaza, well known to the younger set as the residence of Kay Thompson's mischievous Eloise, whose portrait (by Eloise illustrator Hilary Knight) overlooks the hotel's Palm Court. There, modern-day urchins can order kid-friendly delectables like Home Alone Sundaes and s'mores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Family: A Bookworm's Tour Of the Big Apple | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...Stand up for the constitution. Send a message that the abortion battle will be fought with words and laws, not with guns and violence. Today, send a note to an abortion provider near you thanking them for continuing to do their job despite the tremendous odds. Salute America's modern-day heroes. Meredith B. Osborn '02, a Crimson editor, lives in Greenough Hall...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Standing Up for Roe V. Wade | 3/10/1999 | See Source »

Random? Of course not. Realizing it's all thepieces of a puzzle, we grasp the stunning answer.Madonna is, in all truth, a modern-day Geisha. Sheis trapped within her corridor, without the leastprivacy, but she is free to perform...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: THE VIDEO: NOTHING REALLY MATTERS | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

...much of the show, we watched performers in costumes dance "traditional" programs that could be centuries--or weeks--old. We had no way to know. Such ignorance is dangerous because without context we are likely to conflate the students' portrayal of their culture's historical heritage with their own modern-day selves...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Kamil E. Redmond, S | Title: The Miseducation of Cultural Rhythms | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

...much of the show, we watched performers in costumes dance "traditional" programs that could be centuries--or weeks--old. We had no way to know. Such ignorance is dangerous because without context we are likely to conflate the students' portrayal of their culture's historical heritage with their own modern-day selves...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, | Title: The Mis-Education of Cultural Rhythms | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

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