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...what? Now, Fatal Attraction is a fun movie. But so was Friday the 13th. This is indubitably the first time a slasher film has been up for best pic. If the Academy wanted to select a truly good shocker, it should have picked River's Edge...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: And the Winner Is.... | 4/8/1988 | See Source »

These students point out that the clubs are not only sexist, but also socially and financially elitist in that they select members through the closed "punch" system, give preference to children of alumni, and charge dues which not everyone can afford to pay. Since Schkolnick's complaint leaves these forms of elitism intact, many students don't think it deserves their support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Battling Elitism | 4/4/1988 | See Source »

...students banded together to form a group to meet these concerns, says David Schwartzenbaum, a Law School alumnus who helped found the council, After being recognized by each of the graduate schools' student councils, in the fall of 1986 the students drafted a constitution which allows each school to select representatives as its council wishes...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Grad Students Fill Gap With GAPSC | 4/1/1988 | See Source »

...Democrats are sailing into uncharted waters in their inability to select a nominee. The following imaginary scenario illustrates the kind of high-stakes bartering that could occur in the frenzied weeks leading up to the convention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Scenario for Breaking the Gridlock | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

...newcomers: Family Double Dare, a nighttime version of the hit children's game show, and The Dirty Dozen, a wartime series based on the movie. Also in the works is a new version of Charlie's Angels, for which Producer Aaron Spelling has launched a nationwide talent hunt to select four jiggly new stars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Little Network That Might | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

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