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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Last week, the president-elect described the last days in his home state as an emotional roller coaster ride. At times, he said, he was overcome with tears for no apparent reason . . ." -- HOUSTON CHRONICLE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hands Have No Tears to Flow, but Presidents Do | 6/28/1993 | See Source »

...hard to imagine the author finding another as effective. A couple of successful experiments don't entirely settle the matter. One sketches a stud who, though he senses dimly that he may be missing something, resolutely avoids emotional entanglements with women. The other takes the familiar testosterone ride, but from the point of view of a woman who has as a lover a deep-sea diver and then, when he dies, a fighter pilot. A few more open windows are needed to widen the author's world in stories and novels to come. The case of John Irving, droning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scar Tissue | 6/28/1993 | See Source »

...reach the trail by rail. The Boston subway system, part of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) and called the T, is the oldest in the nation. And its four lines (red, green, blue and orange) will take you everywhere you need to go for just 85 cents a ride...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: It's The City, It's Summer, and... | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

...float around for a relaxing ride on Boston's famous Swan Boats which inhabit the landscaped ponds of the Public Garden next to the Common...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: It's The City, It's Summer, and... | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

Harvard Square is not landlocked. Subversives may favor cracking open a fire hydrant, but there are plenty of other ways to get wet this summer. The fountain in front of the Science Center is a prime place to cool off. Beaches are within an easy ride by public transportation. And the Charles River, while hazardous to swim in, is perfect for rowing, canoeing or sailing...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: The Living Is Easy | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

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