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Marriage might still have survived if it had not been for the sexual revolution and the radical new notion that one's helpmeet in life should, in addition to everything else, possess erotic skills formerly known to few other than to gigolos and ladies of the night. Now anxious spouses were forced to master concepts such as the G spot and "excitation plateau." Yet no one thought it odd that the person who mowed your lawn or folded your shirts was expected to provide orgasmic experiences at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burt, Loni and Our Way of Life | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

...complains after a shopping tour. "And when we find something suitable, it's made in Taiwan." But as the movie ripens from Green Card situation comedy into mellow drama, it finds human wrinkles in its stock figures. There's no gay baiting or Taipei typecasting. The old folks possess hidden reserves of sagacity; the young folks can bend to meet them before saying a last, wistful goodbye...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All in The Families | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

Harvard University has the choice to support with autonomy one or the other, or both (or neither), of these two entities. These tow distinctive entities share only the common purpose of educating in the contemporary arts, but they possess different audiences (the Harvard undergraduate vs. the general public). One entity (the VES department) is bound and restrained by academic rules and regulations whereas the other (the Carpenter Center) should never be so bound or restrained. The two entities are ideologically, budgetarily, administratively, functionally and physically different. The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts is for all the visual arts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Give the Carpenter Center Its Freedom | 7/13/1993 | See Source »

...past five years, scientists have studied several different genes thought to be related to breast cancer. If several genes can be identified as positively correlated to breast cancer incidence, doctors can then screen women and identify those high-risk women who possess the genes before a tumor has actually formed...

Author: By Virginia A. Triant, | Title: Struggling for Earlier Detection, Better Treatment | 4/27/1993 | See Source »

...Police officers if everyone were to comply with the law, then this system would work perfectly, as their would be no criminals and hence no need for police. The ugly truth of the matter is that many Americans carry guns illegally for criminal purposes Criminals, For the police, possess power because they carry weapons. This leaves one important group powerless-respectable. Law abiding private citizens...

Author: By Brad EDWARD White, | Title: The Case for Concealed Weapons | 4/12/1993 | See Source »

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