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...play's greatest strength is playwright John Guare's absolutely precise understanding of the Kittredges' life and milieu. They are sophistcated, ironic, baffled by their children, and a bit greedy, and their rapid-fire dialogue is the play's only unalloyed pleasure. Elsewhere, when Guare burlesques surly adolescents or waxes philosophical about the value of deep human connections, the play loses its sure touch; but when the Kittredges are on stage, especially in the first scene, they are delightful to hear...
...smiled pensively. It was my friend's final sentence that really got me thinking about the UNIX systems of the Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services (HASCS). He had expected a slow response, but was pleasantly surprised when he got a rapid...
...HASCS Director Frank Steen implements the plan he now has in mind, many students should get rapid responses in the near future. After a disastrous introduction of the new SparcServer machine ("fas") in September, Steen is again considering revamping HASCS's UNIX systems...
...post-modernist theory states that thematerialistic, rationalistic, scientific idealogyof Western culture has reached its limit and isnow causing a rapid cultural collapse...
Grudges notwithstanding, perceptions are growing more sophisticated with the rapid rise of Mexican immigration to the U.S. and the explosion of commerce since the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect last year. The border, Mexicans like to say, is mostly imaginary, despite patrols, guard dogs and chain-link fences. ``They could plant land mines, and it would not stop people from crossing,'' says Mexicali writer Sergio Gomez Montero. ``We may not like gringos for historical reasons, but today the world is dividing into commercial blocks, and we are handcuffed to each other for better or for worse.'' Travel...