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Beirut is trying to outgrow these "quaint" imperfections. The country's tumultuous civil war brought invading armies, marauding militias and enough political intrigues to make Watergate seem demure. But the country has a new chance now with an Israeli withdrawal on the horizon. It is a moment to watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon Journal: Inside a Land of Great Charm and Even Greater Chaos | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

...world. It is a way to work things out, to learn, and to grow. If we are to define work as the aestheticists do, as an essential action, then we have to include most types of play under this definition. And it is my belief that we never outgrow this need for play-and I do mean need. I doubt that there's a culture on earth that hasn't institutionalized some form of performance directed at adults. We may learn to do the work of understanding our world through other means-through literature, for instance, as Jonsons critics would...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Play's the Thing... | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

MAIN EVENT Notre Dame de Paris, a splashy, messy spectacle for a town that's desperate to outgrow its tacky past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight On...: Las Vegas | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...boasts the world's biggest Coke bottle, toy store and edifice complex. Now Las Vegas, having grown up so fast, wants to outgrow its tacky past. The new Venetian, Bellagio, Paris and Mandalay Bay hotels conjure fantasy excursions to faraway places--a gondola ride through an indoor canal ($12), say, or a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower ($8). The frantic theming and ubiquitous Wolfgang Puck eateries--which make Vegas one of the best restaurant cities in the U.S.--are artful distractions from all that money visitors lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight On...: Las Vegas | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...housing needs of Cambridge expanded, EFZ began to outgrow CEOC...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Motley Crew: Grassroots Group Fights for Tenants | 12/1/1999 | See Source »

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