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Third, reading these biographies shows the suffering and pain this population has endured to reach its contemporary status. To Miller's credit, the profiles are not always congratulatory, and fairly portray both the negative and the positive episodes in gay and lesbian history...

Author: By Theodore K. Gideonse, | Title: Out and About | 4/14/1995 | See Source »

Bearing this in mind, it would be inaccurate to portray Grant as someone who turned her life around. It seems that killing her mother had so little effect on her that she just continued on with her scholastic achievements unpurturbed. It is dangerous to use Grant's academic records, as many have, to suggest her moral character; plenty of intelligent people are capable of wrongdoing. The worst part is that they are usually the most cunning about their crimes. For those who defend her as having been a juvenile, I am reminded of the case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Supporters Of Grant Misled | 4/14/1995 | See Source »

Middlesex Assistant District Attorney Alex S.Moffat had attempted in the trial to portray Walshas a man who "maliciously, intentionallydestroyed" Evers' artwork...

Author: By Eric S. Bassin, | Title: 'Dildo Trial' Ends; Walsh Innocent | 4/11/1995 | See Source »

...time when Japan is recovering froman epic earthquakeandnerve gas attacks by terrorists, voters have decided that comedians are best suited to run the government -- or at least two major cities. In elections Sunday, Tokyo voters elected as their governor Yukio Aoshima, who donned a kimono and wig to portray "Nasty Grandma" in a popular 1960s TV show. In Osaka, comic "Knock" Yokoyama won the honor. Though both are longtime members of Paliament's upper house, they were able to capitalize on voter anger with politics-as-usual to beat major party candidates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN . . . SEND IN THE CLOWNS | 4/10/1995 | See Source »

Each scene had to portray a different location, using a set limited to a painted floor, a projection screen and a metal table...

Author: By Sheila VERA Flynn, | Title: "Baltimore Waltz" Receives Award At Kennedy Center Competition | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

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