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...months before Gary Hart challenged the moralistic conventions of political behavior and paid the price for his apostasy, he wrote a mini- autobiography designed, apparently, to portray himself as normal. The last paragraph read: "The immortal Yeats wrote, 'Not a man alive has so much luck that he can play with.' As usual," Hart concluded, "Yeats put it right. A man would be a fool to take his luck for granted." Thus, in his own words, the fallen candidate's political epitaph: Gary Hart -- fool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics: Moment Of Truth | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

...student asked why Black filmmakers tent tomake films about inner-city residents, and whythose directors rarely portray Black people whoare less "hard-core or from the street...maybeeven [from] the suburbs...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prof. Spike Lee Arrives for First Class | 2/1/1992 | See Source »

Quiet diplomacy is not always handled by colorless bureaucrats. GIANDOMENICO PICCO, the dashing U.N. envoy credited with freeing the hostages, has a certain James Bond quality that has Hollywood panting. Already considering book offers, Picco is now being courted by movie studios eager to portray the glamorous negotiator at work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Timothy Dalton for the Part | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

...lure more caring individuals to the field, schools are seeking older students as well as non-science majors. Reformers are also revising the curriculum to place more emphasis on how to relate to patients. Some schools have engaged actors to portray patients -- some of them ornery or withdrawn -- whom students must then interview and counsel. At Duke University's medical school in North Carolina, Melanie Wellington had a tough time with "Tom Brown," a black man in his 50s, whose dietary habits were contributing to high blood pressure. "Brown" said he didn't want to be treated with drugs because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lesson in Compassion | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

Primus's late night encounter with one individual has nothing to do with SAS's position in regard to any issue. We resent the attempt to portray our organization as an uninformed, non-peace-seeking group...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Letter Was Misinterpreted | 12/19/1991 | See Source »

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