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...group geared their first skit to fast-track toddlers interested in learning to spell the hard way (e.g., sigh + chic = psychic, shoot + pa = chutzpah). The Veritones' second break was a lame plug for their auditions, starring no one other than Roseanne Rosannadanna. Eminently forgettable. The one skit that did show some originality was the commercial for the perfume "Insecure," the fragrance that says "You Suck...

Author: By Daniel E. Markel, | Title: Ménage a cappella: | 3/5/1992 | See Source »

BETHLEHEM, PA--Before the game, freshman point guard Jared Leake and junior shooting-guard Matt McClain were supposed to have been the weak points of the Crimson squad...

Author: By John B. Trainer, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Changing Of the Guard | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

...idea for these latter-day gladiatorial games originated with ironworkers in Erie, Pa. "I wanted a workingman's Olympics," says Dann Carr, a five-time national arm-wrestling champ, who created the contests 20 years ago as entertainment for the annual Erie Iron Workers Union picnic, "but I never thought it would take off like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Real-Life Davids vs. Goliaths | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

Since violet blue was retired 14 months ago, 300 crayon aficionados a month have been complaining to Crayola maker Binney & Smith. The Easton, Pa., company took eight traditional colored crayons off the market and replaced them with such New Age hues as cerulean, dandelion and vivid tangerine. But protests from groups such as RUMPS (the Raw Umber and Maize Preservation Society) have swayed the crayon giant. One million boxes of the Crayola Eight came back on the market last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Classics: Return of the Crayola Eight | 10/14/1991 | See Source »

Staying in the plush accomodations of the Trevose, PA Hilton could have provided the opportunity for Harvard's field hockey team to kick backand enjoy each other's company. Instead, the team bonding on this trip took the form of a very focused 4-1 victory over Penn on Saturday morning...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Stickwomen Top Penn, 4-1, Remain Unbeaten in Ivies | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

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