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...substitute for substance. The anchors don't get a chance to show their stuff with miniscule spots, and they spend so much time introducing each other that the "news" gets lost in the shuffle. Inane interviews rarely last beyond a few awkward prefatory sentences before the anchors snatch back the mike and move...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Survey Says: Tuneout, USA | 9/24/1988 | See Source »

After Wintour arrived at House & Garden last fall, rumors of a Dynasty-style cat fight with Brown began to circulate. Although Wintour did snatch Fashion Writer Andre Leon Talley away from Vanity Fair, the two women say they are friends, not rivals. Still, the talk grew louder earlier this year, when Wintour's controversial makeover of House & Garden (which she renamed HG) hit the newsstands. Aghast at a number of similarities to Vanity Fair -- particularly the emphasis on celebrities -- one wag dubbed HG "Vanity Fair with chairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: The Dynamic Duo at Conde Nast | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

Harvard will be trying to snatch the Ivy League crown away from host Brown April...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Ruggers Drop Holy Cross, 6-4 | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

This year, the setting has changed to Harvard's Blodgett Pool and the Bruins will have some hungry squads eager to snatch the title away from them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eastern Aquawomen Clash at Blodgett for Title | 2/25/1988 | See Source »

Harvard closed the gap with 10 minutes remaining. McGill bobbled an up-and-under kick by Gibbs and Butcher burst through to snatch the ball from McGill, broke the tackles of four defenders, and scored the game's final points...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Ol' Rival McGill Upends Ruggers, 22-14 | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

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