Word: solidities
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Heartbreakers back from the quiet brooding of their She's the One soundtrack to the territory they cover best, both lyrically and stylistically: independence, defiance, rebellious love. Strange themes for a bunch of middle-aged industry veterans, but satisfyingly appropriate when you consider their enduring drive to crank out solid '60s-era rock 'n roll when their closest contemporaries have gone adult contemporary. "Free Girl Now," is a pounding emancipatory salute that, along with the similarly triumphant "Swingin'," and "Room At The Top" showcases the band's "screw 'em" mentality as well as its ever-mature capacity for tight, anthemic...
...True, Harvard regalia rules the Square, but girls and boys looking for some Radcliffe gear are not yet in trouble. The Harvard Shop on Mass. Ave stocks a Radcliffe kiddie T-shirt option, albeit somewhat hidden under piles of "Make Way for the Ducklings" shirts. The Coop offers a solid three articles of Radcliffe clothing: a gray T-shirt with red lettering, a gray sweatshirt with black and red lettering and a gray child's T-shirt, also with red lettering. While Ilana Rachodes, a Coop employee, estimates the ratio of Harvard to Radcliffe paraphernalia in stock...
...sorry," a doorman intervenes, "you guys have to take the stairs." We start climbing. We immediately discover that our time outside has left our knee-joints frozen solid. We simply can't bend our legs. It takes 30 minutes to drag ourselves up to the mezzanine...
...rustic interior is cozy on slower nights but can become cramped as the oilcloth-topped tables are filled with people. Ochre colored sponge-painted walls lend warmth to the room, and empty Chianti bottles swing demurely from the wooden-Vegas ceiling. The highly romantic effect is heightened by a solid wine list. Appetizer specials include mixed greens topped with diced truffles and juicy slices of grilled portabella mushrooms, as well as a flavor-charged concoction of roasted pears wrapped in smoky proscuitto packages resting on a gorgonzola cream sauce. From the permanent menu, steamed mussels with peppercorns arrive tender...
Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson rose, and in a 15-minute-long prepared statement, announced that the future of their institution had been decided, and that she herself was to step down as their president. For many, these were the first solid details about the long-awaited announcement...