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When Harvard officially severed ties to the Fly and the eight other final clubs four years ago, the clubs lost the right to use Centrex service and University steam heat...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: State Body Seeks New Material From Club | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

Almost every day for five weeks, a group of Armenians had huddled in the winter chill in front of Moscow's six-story Supreme Court building, slapping their arms against the sides of their brown fur coats to keep warm. Their breath burst forth in clouds of pale steam as they talked quietly to one another, discussing the fate of those on trial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armenia | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

...downs a few drinks and lights up a joint. She shrugs off her jacket to reveal a low-cut T shirt. Till now the boys in the back room are just nursing their beers, thinking about nothing, or trying to. But they see her, and all the windows steam up. She is the star of her own show, and she loves it. The jukebox gets her dancing, sexy, like on a runway. Pleasin' and teasin'. Hey, college boy, dance with me, closer than sweat. Give me a long, deep kiss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bad Women and Brutal Men | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

...them out in a moral twilight zone where ambiguity gives way to atrocity. The movie boasts a daring, acute performance by Jodie Foster as Sarah, the coarse-mouthed waitress with the SXY SADI license plate, who can fist her face into a pugnacious sulk or vamp persuasively enough to steam your specs. In the process, The Accused has defied Hollywood odds to become an autumn hit, earning $18 million in its first 24 days of release. It has also stoked the hottest movie debate since Fatal Attraction encouraged married men to keep their mistresses away from the kitchen cutlery. Says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bad Women and Brutal Men | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

...Gore, who first unearthed the furlough policy as a campaign issue. The fact that it was inaugurated by Dukakis' Republican predecessor is irrelevant. As Governor, Dukakis stubbornly resisted attempts to rescind furloughs for first-degree murderers until a drive to ban such leaves through a state referendum gathered steam. By then, the presidential-primary season was under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's Most Valuable Player | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

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