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...Against Penn on Friday night, Janowski took matters into her own hands. She frequently came to the top of the key to get the ball--because the Crimson appears to have a phobia of passing into the post--and created her shots with strong drives to the hoop and by collecting numerous offensive rebounds. She finished with a double-double, collecting 17 points and 10 boards on 8-of-12 shooting, and handed out three assists as well...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Notorious G.I.Z. | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...think that it's time to overcome your clown phobia? Now's your chance to face your fears. Go and see the Greatest Show on Earth, Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus, where the four corners of the earth come together in three rings. 7:30 p.m., Fleetcenter (North Station T-stop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LISTINGS | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...Dale J. Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature. Ryan feels that "many students have unfortunately come to believe that they can't 'do' poetry--that they can't read it, that they can't write satisfactorily about it...Those people...immediately end up with something akin to math phobia--only it's poetry phobia...

Author: By Susannah R. Mandel, | Title: Poems, Poets and Poetry at Harvard | 4/24/1997 | See Source »

...feeling of guilt can make "poetry phobia" explode into sheer terror of the genre. As Professor of English James Engell puts it, "If you're not accustomed to [the technical features of poetry], then it makes you a little scared of it. But then...the guilt factor kicks in. You feel [that] if you're in college, you ought to be able to scan a poem." As a result, "sometimes there is a hesitancy" on the part of students to approach poetry...

Author: By Susannah R. Mandel, | Title: Poems, Poets and Poetry at Harvard | 4/24/1997 | See Source »

...Beatles, cuddly and chart busting, are the inspiration for Hanks' Wonders. The later Beatles, of Sgt. Pepper and The White Album, are fodder for Rutle in chief Neil Innes, who for Archaeology composed such cheery pastiches as "You got lonely-phobia / And I only hope ya / Get better." Innes says George Harrison gave his blessing to the project. "He said, 'Why not? It's all part of the soup.'" Why not indeed? Rutles footage appears on the Anthology video...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: '60S GOING ON '90S | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

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