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...many members emeriti, the club has served as a launching pad to a career in politics and related fields...
Those of us who were actually over there at that time think showing Dickie Greenleaf lounging around a gorgeous pad with Gwyneth Paltrow instead of standing in front of a pinball machine at a grubby cafe, trying to concentrate on working the flippers while being talked at by a really pretentious guy from Amherst, lacks verisimilitude. At least we hope it does...
...MORE SQUINTING You've got a comfy desk chair, your favorite ballpoint pens and a killer mouse pad. So why not get the boss to spring for a classy desk light too? The Canopy Light from Steelcase ($350) uses a new, slimmer type of fluorescent bulb that illuminates up to twice as much space as a typical task light. Its newly designed, compact optic system makes its bulb about a third narrower than a typical fluorescent light while still providing the same energy-saving benefits. Available in 2-, 3- or 4-ft.-long models, the dimmable light can also...
...rare instance where intellectualism and knowledge were really celebrated," he says. "Education had suddenly become a very, very front-page, desirable commodity. Bear in mind that these quiz shows are playing right about the time that Sputnik is being launched--and we can't get a rocket off the pad...
...sits in the balcony of a courtroom, quietly observing a murder trial. Now and then he jots down a quick note in a spiral pad. He peers down at the Japanese-American defendant and then gazes at the defendant's pretty young wife - his look carrying something more than ordinary interest. This man, Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), is the sole reporter, photographer and editor of the San Piedro Island newspaper. And he has information in his trouser pocket that could set the defendant free...