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...year's end. Shareholders may wish he had stepped down sooner, given his errant attempts to time the market over the past two years. Tisch, a contrarian, is smarter than most. After oil prices receded in the early '80s, his company bought oil tankers and drilling rigs at scrap-metal prices and later sold them for a tenfold gain. But he's lost big betting the company's cash against the Standard & Poor's 500, and its stock has suffered as a result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tisch's Bad Bet | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

Since when do coils of metal resembling shipyard scrap become "sculpture"? Robert Hughes has apparently shed common sense in his fanciful review of Serra's curved metal junk titled Torqued Ellipses and assumed the role of a member of a simpering claque favoring obvious nonsense. MURRAY B. STEPHENS San Antonio, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 9, 1998 | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...that Todd is unconscious but remains uninjured after his stay in the garbage ship and the 500-foot fall he and the rest of the dumped garbage experience. The only visual or special effects worth mentioning, though, are the few panoramic shots of the barren planet littered with old scrap iron, cars and retired aircraft carriers. On a side note, those expecting chemistry between Todd and Sandra (Connie Nelson) should look elsewhere, Soldier gets an R rating solely because of old-fashioned graphic violence...

Author: By Stephen G. Henry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MEN OF WAR | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...that's the case, Harvard's demonstratedability to scrap for a win means its chances for arepeat title are as good as any other in theleague...

Author: By Bryan Lee, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Menick, Football Trick Tigers | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...years ago, several artists from Boston asked Rose if they could have his scrap metal. He gladly turned it over and suggested that they display some sculptures on his walking trail, which formerly led to a beaver...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Falling for Apples | 10/21/1998 | See Source »

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