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...solution is not to stunt such interest. It should be to build or find the needed space. In the short-term, Harvard should decrease the cost to student groups of performing in Harvard-affiliated properties, and administrators should stop playing favorites for the little space available...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crowded House | 4/25/1990 | See Source »

LOOK at Donald Trump, the epitome of creativity, hard work, brains and "good ole American guts." He's so generous he's lent his name to so many places and things like the Trump Tower. Could the Japanese have engineered as great a publicity stunt as Marla Maples...

Author: By Betty Hung, | Title: Will Japan Buy Harvard Too? | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

ORTEGA'S meeting with Chamorro was a good public relations stunt, an ostensible sign of national reconciliation. But it could not obscure the Sandinistas' prior contempt for the opposition and reluctance to listen to popular sentiment...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Credit Where Credit Is Due | 3/6/1990 | See Source »

...that the attention span of the average child is about 8 1/2 minutes, he cuts most acts to their best eight. Feld's formula includes a dash of gimmickry to pack 'em in. In 1985 it was the "Living Unicorn," a goat whose horns had been surgically fused. The stunt drew criticism from animal-rights activists but boosted ticket sales by more than 20%. Says Feld: "P.T. Barnum would have been proud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenneth Feld: Lord of The Rings | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

COCA's fake draft card mailing was a great attention-getting stunt, but it offended and annoyed many who received the notices. Most of the people they sent draft cards probably agreed that American involvement in Central America is troublesome. Those who disagreed, who are the very people COCA should try to persuade, were only irritated by what they viewed as a reckless, anti-military gimmick...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: 'Politically Correct' Thought Control | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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