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...again. Like Garagiola, he is not a flat-belly, perfect-teeth kind of guy; but, at 38, J. Fred Muggs, the world's most famous chimpanzee, remains a crowd pleaser. "People like him because he's unpredictable and natural," says his trainer, Bud Mennella. "That show needs a spark, and Muggs has it." One thing is for certain: he couldn't hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Amiable Joe | 5/28/1990 | See Source »

Captain Tom Konjoyan opened the game with a bloop single to left-center that eluded Princeton's colliding outfielders. That would prove to be the last hit Harvard would get until two outs in the seventh. Batting for the final time, second baseman Jim Mrwoka tried to spark a rally with a double to left-center, but catcher Jay Jakimczyk struck out to end the game...

Author: By Peter I. Rosenthal, | Title: Princeton Hammers Batsmen | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

Passover is not just about memory and affirmation; it is about recapturing the moment we became free and restoring freedom's spark to our souls. At this time of year, we pause to wet our feet in the waters of the possibilty of ethical progress. If the generation that was liberated from Egypt could visit us today, they might ask what we have done with our freedom. Are we treating each other justly? Are we continually building a society that supports interpersonal concern and propels each of us toward higher ends...

Author: By Jonathan S. Savett, | Title: Servitude to Service: A Pesach Message | 4/14/1990 | See Source »

...sixth novel, is a swift little breeze of a book that buffets the pretensions of critics who condescend to popular art. Richard is a fussy young teacher at an obscure English university who becomes obsessed with an older, well-known woman novelist -- a figure like Muriel Spark or Anita Brookner. But unlike most of the weedy egotists who make convenient satirical heroes, Richard manages to possess his idol, whom he refers to as JL, and even marry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Critics Who Condescend | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...good financial move for the Soviet Union. It will pump a lot of money into the nation's moribund economy, in much the same way that the end of the Cold War is supposed to provide the U.S. with a "peace dividend." The "freedom dividend" could be the economic spark Gorbachev needs to put borscht in every pot and Western consumer goods in every shop...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Freedom at Fire Sale Prices | 3/21/1990 | See Source »

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