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Dates: during 1980-1989
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And the constant question "Don't you speak English?" in the streets and shops of major European cities is nothing short of an embarrassment.

Author: By Kelly A. Matthews, | Title: Harvard, Parlez-vous Francais? Espanol? | 12/13/1988 | See Source »

But what are the rest of us to do? Keep our eyes peeled for "suspicious-looking" strangers? That is impossible. Previously reported intruders have been better dressed than most of us. College administrators have to realize there is really nothing more students can do, because most of us already rely...

Author: By Albert Y. Hsia, | Title: More Security, Not Vigilance | 12/13/1988 | See Source »

It is no coincidence, then, that Chandler's most famous weapon was the simile, the perfect device for describing a world in which everything is like something else, and nothing is itself. And the unrelenting sun of California only intensified the shadiness. By the end of his career, in fact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Private Eye, Public Conscience | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

In the figure drawings nothing is sentimental or overwrought. Naked or dressed, their model -- commonly his wife Phyllis -- inscribes herself on one's view without ceremony. Her poses seem fallen into, not directed, as natural and unaffected as could be. But what holds one's eye is the resolution Diebenkorn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Richard Diebenkorn's Drawings, The Decisive Line of a Master | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

Rightfully so: there was nothing to gain from dealing with murderous thugs implacably dedicated to Israel's destruction. But now, though the P.L.O. has yet to meet all the conditions that would make it a fit participant in formal peace negotiations, a new approach seems to be warranted. A series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why It Is Time to Talk to the P.L.O. | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

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