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...nothing of inquiries about her marriage? On recent p.r.-friendly trips, she has frozen up when reporters pulled out their notepads. "She's essentially been protected from the press for most of her First Ladydom," says a friend and adviser. "If she runs, there's going to be a pile-on." Grunwald describes dealing with the New York press as "a hazing process. If you can take it, they respect you." And if you can't, they destroy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hillary Clinton: A Race Of Her Own | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...past, did people actually have kids, and raise them competently? Grace Santos (Rosie Perez), a new mother and producer of an a.m. TV show, asks herself this question in the spare moments when she's not auditioning for a nervous breakdown. The film rings true to the desperations that pile on any frazzled working mom; but the tone is wearying, and the film looks peaked, ratty, as if it had been up all night in a bad mood. Perez, a born beguiler, has little chance to charm, let alone relax; even the actress's dimples seem like worry lines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The 24 Hour Woman | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...Price:$ 49). For some, the sweatshirt sells a dream, the closest they will ever get to living the Harvard experience. For others, it provides a sense of satisfaction, an opportunity to ostentatiously display their superiority. Either way, there's a lot of sweatshirt buying going on. Pointing to a pile near the front of the store, Sullivan explains, "With students, buying Harvard apparel is a tell-tale sign that you're a freshman. They buy everything, but like the tourists, they most often purchase these." Apparently, most consumers choose the Gear version over its Champion counterparts. "They're cheaper...

Author: By L.r. Silverman, | Title: COOP'S HOTTEST ITEM | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

...though I dug up a pile of books to sift through, Widener doesn't provide much in the way of study space. The building doesn't even offer e-mail access. I could have situated myself at one of the carrels in the basement in dank air beneath leaky pipes, but I happened to find something better...

Author: By James Y. Stern, | Title: Endpaper: Frozen Out of Widener | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

...though I dug up a pile of books to sift through, Widener doesn't provide much in the way of study space. The building doesn't even offer e-mail access. I could have situated myself at one of the carrels in the basement in dank air beneath leaky pipes, but I happened to find something better...

Author: By James Y. Stern, | Title: FROZEN OUT OF WIDENER | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

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