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...most underappreciated singers in country music is Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens, who turns 75 this year. Instead of being remembered for the fine ballad singer that he is, his main legacy is a string of rather silly novelty tunes (his biggest hit was "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose") perhaps engendered because crowds found it hard to take the less-than-five-foot Dickens seriously. It's a pity - he had a fine voice (it's a bit ragged now), some good material in his repertoire and a good heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George's Gems | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

...weekend of surprises in the Ivy League. Princeton's offense came alive and outperformed Brown. Quakers quarterback Gavin Hoffman continued his string of impressive offensive performances. And perhaps most improbable of all, the Big Green of Dartmouth won a game...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivy Football Roundup | 10/17/2000 | See Source »

...Crimson was just too overpowering. Junior driver Mike Crosby scored four goals as Harvard leapt out to an early lead in the first quarter. The lead was so secure that Harvard Coach Jim Floerchinger went deep into the bench, playing all of his third and fourth string athletes. Even then, Yale could only muster two goals...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tenacious D: On Eli Inferiority and Other Self-Evident Truths | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

Neel, who died in 1984, led a passionate and sometimes turbulent life. Perhaps too often, biographical descriptions of Neel focus on the hardships she experienced-the death of her first child, separation from her husband Carlos Enrquez, who took their second daughter with him, a mental breakdown, a string of sometimes difficult lovers. Certainly the artist did deal with many losses-but over the course of Neel's life, her artistic expression seems to have gained a greater emphasis on the passionate than the turbulent...

Author: By Lisa Foti-straus, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Go Ask Alice: Alice Neel's telling portraits of friends, family and art-world types | 10/13/2000 | See Source »

...young as Harvard is, Stewart's leadership will prove vital as the Crimson enters a crucial string of games in the second half...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: High-Flying W. Soccer to Battle Resugent Elis | 10/13/2000 | See Source »

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