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...People say that Pryor at his peak was the best there ever was," Seinfeld says, "but Bill Cosby is just as good." He doesn't get the credit, Seinfeld says, "because he's not as dark." Darkness, he says, makes you sexier. At this point, Seinfeld is interrupted when a senior ladies group from Long Beach, Long Island, on a tour of the museum, spy him. Three gray-haired women surround him, practically pinching his cheek. One says, "Jerry, I watch your show all the time, but it's too late, 11 o'clock." "Then watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Very Jerry Seinfeld | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

...wine at least once a week--comprise 19 million Americans, according to research by the Wine Market Council. Another 29 million Americans drink wine at least once every three months. And both numbers have declined since 1994. Per-capita consumption at 1.95 gal. a year is still below the peak of 2.48 gal. back in 1986, according to the Adams Beverage Group. The French drink seven times as much, and even the whiskey-and stout-producing Irish drink four times as much wine per capita as Americans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Really Owns That Winery? | 10/28/2002 | See Source »

...liabilities aren't ABB's only problem, just the latest, cancerous attack. Once Europe's superstar answer to GE, in the last two years ABB has been undermined by a ceo pay debacle, $5.5 billion in debt and falling demand for its products. The stock dropped 90% from its peak, then plunged another 65% last week. For a finale the company announced a $183 million loss and a restructuring plan that may cut 40,000 jobs. This convalescence will be neither short, pleasant nor guaranteed. INDICATORS Sultans Of Spin Months after U.S. investigations began, Britain's Financial Services Authority launched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monti Feels the Revenge of the Merged | 10/27/2002 | See Source »

...validates the lofty prices. You are paying for quality, and will be far from shortchanged. In fact, Fugakyu is the perfect spot both for a romantic date or a boisterous trip with friends. Be warned, though, they do not take reservations for parties under 10 and arrival at a peak time—especially between 7 and 10 p.m. on a weekend night—can result in a hefty wait. And after you finish your meal and return merrily to Harvard Square, just don’t answer honestly when people ask where you’ve been...

Author: By Anthony S. A. freinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Famous Last Words | 10/24/2002 | See Source »

...while the percentage of black students accepting admissions offers from Harvard reached a peak of roughly 74 percent in the mid-1990s, McGrath Lewis said black student yields have been declining fairly steadily ever since...

Author: By Kate L. Rakoczy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Enrolls Fewer Blacks | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

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