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...social irresponsibility. Only one fact jars: this world premiere is delighting audiences not on Broadway but in London's West End. Says Miller: "They have a theater culture here in Britain. I don't think we do in New York City anymore. American commercial theater is dead. Why pretend that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arthur Miller, Old Hat at Home, Is a London Hit | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

...send a disastrous message to the military: that Harvard has had a drastic change of heart and doesn't really mind now what it minded two years ago. If Rudenstine and Knowles feel strongly enough in defense of ROTC, they should go ahead and send that message. But to pretend that the issue is simply up for grabs is downright irresponsible. Sure, let's talk. But most importantly, let's remember what's already been said...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Turning Soft on ROTC | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

Everyone, including Shamir, knows that the PLO will pull the Palestinian strings. Madrid just happens to host Europe's largest PLO offices. A special liaison has been established to keep the fax lines humming between the official negotiators and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat. But Israel has opted to pretend to believe the charade of PLO noninvolvement. That way, talks can have their chance. Whether or not Israel's refusal to deal with the PLO is reasonable, Palestianian negotiators who openly attempt to bury that charade jeopardize the chance for real talks...

Author: By Richard A. Primus, | Title: No Plans for Peace | 10/30/1991 | See Source »

...bedroom, I'll make a little agreement with it. I'll inform it (sometimes telepathically, sometimes out loud) that I'm about to leave the room. I'll warn it to disappear from sight. And usually, when I return, I won't see it anymore. I'll pretend it was never there...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: Peaceful Coexistence | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

...never be certain why they did what they did, but for close to a month, they made my life a living hell. They decided to pretend to be gay and to hit on me at every possible moment...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Not All Men Are Scum | 10/22/1991 | See Source »

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