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Careful: you are about to be disoriented. Consider, first, the music of 10,000 Maniacs, which is spectral and delicate without a moment of fragility. Then think about the lyrics, which insinuate themselves into the subconscious like a waking dream. And finally, ponder lead singer, key writer and prime mover Natalie Merchant, whose earthbound strength sets up a fascinating friction with the impregnable magic of the music. She's a private writer in a public forum, taking flight into her own memories and fancies. She's -- here's the tough part -- like Willa Cather at a microphone, summoning memories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fascinating Friction | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

...pounds, the junior is clearly not a goal-line pile mover. But Simon, who runs track during the offseason, is the speedy burner the Crimson hasn't had for most of the season...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK | 10/22/1992 | See Source »

Brundtland traveled to Harvard's Commencement straight from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil where she gave the keynote address. When her selection as speaker was announced in April, Harvard Alumni Association Executive Director John P. Reardon Jr. '60 called Brundtland a "catalyst, a mover on environmental issues...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Norway to Resume Hunting of Whales | 6/30/1992 | See Source »

...person that's been thought about for a long time," said John P. Reardon Jr. '60, executive director of the Alumni Association. Reardon called Brundtland "a catalyst, a mover on environmental issues...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Norwegian Prime Minister To Speak at Commencement | 4/3/1992 | See Source »

...NEWS, however, is not all bad. Faisal al-Husseini, the real Palestinian mover in Madrid, earnestly tries to squash the PLO-yelping delegates, hoping to keep the conference on course. Arafat's announcement that he will abide by whatever the Palestinian negotiators agree to is equally encouraging. Arafat has nothing to worry about, of course, because he will be telling the Palestinian team what to say. But at long last, he has decided to play the game that might make peace possible instead of allowing ideology and extremism to snatch despair from the jaws of hope...

Author: By Richard A. Primus, | Title: No Plans for Peace | 10/30/1991 | See Source »

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