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These private studies have extra advantages. Few of them actually take place in William James Hall--which must make them fabulously expensive for the examiners. For the convenience of those students who live on the river, the department owns a few posh labs on Mount Auburn...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: The Ultimate Experiment | 10/16/1991 | See Source »

...four decades, a snobby clique of academics appointed indirectly by the state of Israel has controlled access to study of the ancient texts. But last week a posh California library announced, to much fanfare from the academic world, that it has photos of the documents available for the perusal of those not in the bevy of privileged editors...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: That's Outrageous | 9/26/1991 | See Source »

...next indication of a student-friendly Harvard was when the posh DeWolfe St. housing complex opened. In the recent past, designers of new dormitories (Canaday Hall, Mather House) seemed to have one primary objective: making the buildings riot-proof. But when the DeWolfe St. complex opened, it was clear that the architect had been given another mission: make the building nice...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Shiny, Happy Harvard | 9/20/1991 | See Source »

...setting for Beverly Hills, 90210, the Fox network series that is catching on with the tensomething crowd like an epidemic of mono. The featherweight drama, which premiered last fall, focuses on Brenda and Brandon Walsh, teenage fraternal twins who have moved with their family from middle- class Minnesota to posh Beverly Hills (zip code: 90210). Ratings, after a slow start, have grown steadily; the show draws more teenage viewers than any of its Thursday-night rivals (including top-rated Cheers) and, in some recent weeks, more teens than any other show on TV. Stars Shannen Doherty and Jason Priestley, along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cute And Peppy in Beverly Hills | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

After his injury, Henry must be taught everything over again, from how to walk to who he is. Ford, whose face assumes the agreeable befuddlement of Mortimer Snerd, plays Henry as an eager but slightly backward child. He returns to his posh Fifth Avenue apartment as if he had been consigned to a foster home. But because his teachers are kind and patient, he becomes a new man and determines to right the wrongs he committed in his earlier life. He is like a reformed Scrooge on a very long Christmas Day. He will buy his daughter a puppy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Into The Realm of Sigh-Fi | 7/15/1991 | See Source »

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