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...dues as an entertainer and earned a paid vacation in the movies. Why shouldn't she be happy to trade in the enervating risk of a solo act on the road for the cozy virtues of family, familiarity and the Hollywood version of a steady job? The star that shines can shine on; the star that burns may burn out. And any woman with a right to sing the blues has the privilege to sing a lullaby instead. O.K., divine Mrs. Von H., but do us a little favor. Sing it in public...
...world stills, for the longest time. Then, at the edge of sleep, hyenas come to giggle and whoop. Peering from the tent flap, one catches in the shadows their sidelong criminal slouch. Their eyes shine like evil flashlight bulbs, a disembodied horror-movie yellow, phosphorescent, glowing like the children of the damned. In the morning, one finds their droppings: white dung, like a photographic negative. Hyenas not only eat the meat of animals but grind up and digest the bones. The hyenas' dung is white with the calcium of powdered bones...
lesser-known Crimson swimmers to shine--namely...
...Soviets over the years have introduced several words to Western vocabularies, from intelligentsia and sputnik to apparatchik and politburo. During the past year a new one was added: glasnost, or openness. In a major domestic initiative, Gorbachev tried to let some light shine in on his country's press, arts and politics. Formerly untouchable subjects such as prostitution in tourist hotels and drug addiction were suddenly reported candidly and fully. In December, TASS, the state-run news agency, took the unprecedented step of carrying reports about violent, antigovernment demonstrations in the southern republic of Kazakhstan...
Another new face, Hamden, Conn., native Heidi Kosh, has already shown her ability to shine in intercollegiate competition. Kosh played consistently in this season's first three games, leading the team in scoring against Smith with 17 points. Despite standing only 5-ft., 7-in., Kosh has proven a surprisingly strong rebounder. "She has been just amazing. She has already passed my expectations," said Delaney Smith...