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...those days the phrase had an almost tragic poignancy. It meant not only secretly renouncing one's race but becoming a "real" American - to enjoy the privileges of equality and anonymity, back when a tenth of all citizens were denied access to voting booths, hotels, restaurants, rest rooms and a fair shake from the white majority. "America" was a club whose membership numbered 120 million or so. Why shouldn't those who looked as if they belonged in the club try to join it, if only as a kind of double agent...
...against them, including Twisted Sister's Dee Snider (as himself) and Frank Zappa (Griffin Dunne), portrayed ludicrously as a kind of chain-smoking Yoda to Priestley's yuppie acolyte. It's a rich premise, but this farce has all the subtlety of a Twisted Sister video--and about one-tenth...
...high school, I was a pretty good golfer and played number one on the team my senior year. I was the backup point guard on a competitive basketball team and though everyone but me grew six inches between ninth and tenth grade, I still held my own. In the spring, I played shortstop where I fancied myself a white Ozzie Smith: a lot of glove, can’t hit, but just might have a future in the game...
...tenth-ranked varsity boat proved ill-equipped in combatting the harsh weather, finishing in 6:38.7—eight seconds behind Brown...
...first USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Polls of the season, released on Wednesday, Brown is ranked second, behind Washington, while Princeton and Radcliffe were ordered fourth and tenth respectively. The Bears turned heads last Saturday, when Brown blew out Princeton in both the Varsity and 2V events...