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...bucking currents. Her early fiction carried a strong, if artfully submerged, feminist message. Later, when the women's movement gathered force, she did not join the parade but rather devoted her energy to a cycle of five science-fiction novels. She criticized the West when its power seemed paramount. When the enemies of democracy grew threatening, she changed her emphasis; in The Good Terrorist (1985) she showed civilized London under siege by mindless anarchists. The Fifth Child admirably continues this iconoclastic tradition; it is scary, engrossing and radically disturbing...
...night stand. The companies set the price high, assuming that most cassettes will be bought only by retailers, who in turn will rent them to customers and keep all the rental income. (The price is typically reduced eight or nine months later.) But a few studios, notably Paramount and Disney, have pioneered prices of under $30 for first-run releases deemed to be collectible. These include pop entertainments like Raiders of the Lost Ark, cult faves like Star Trek IV and children's classics like Lady and the Tramp (the biggest-selling movie yet released on video). Industry observers believe...
...housing issue is paramount among the many problems transfers face. Though all transfer students are offered housing through the affiliated housing policy, much of the housing is located in distant and isolated areas such as Peabody Terrace and Botanical Gardens. As David indicated in his article, these are the "dull edges of the Harvard Community...
...Association of America. The teen bloc, which still accounts for a hefty portion of the moviegoing universe, is losing the demographic race to yuppies and their elders. Having been tantalized by rented videos, adults are rediscovering the pleasures of moviegoing. Just ask Sidney Ganis, president of worldwide marketing for Paramount, which, spearheaded by such adult hits as The Untouchables and Fatal Attraction, was 1987's top studio. "Older audiences," Ganis says, "now know it's safe to go back to the movies...
...parking lot may have been the site of the paramount symbol of the young generation's clash with authority, a major motion picture, a cause for national mourning, and a Top 40 hit. On this November day it looked as small as my backyard at home and offered less...