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Ennis Cosby's demise is a shocking violation, not only of basic notions of personal safety (changing a tire shouldn't be a death sentence, especially not in palmy suburbia) but of a modern metaphysical barrier as well. Bonds and affections nurtured by a TV show season after season for years should not be vulnerable to sudden disruption from outside the screen. I have plenty of friends who grew up with single parents--or double parents who didn't much like each other--for whom Bill Cosby's intact, warm TV household was a crucial refuge. Now it's gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SITUATION TRAGEDY | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

Though long-time Cantabrigians may tire of the traditional Harvard Square hangouts, they do have the option of escaping to lesser-known spots...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: For natives of Cambridge, enrolling at Harvard has special benefits, drawbacks | 1/6/1997 | See Source »

Fundamentally, though, the argument is simply that the CPI needs fixing to reflect reality. Explanations are often couched in arcane jargon, but the principles ought to ring a bell with anyone who kicks at a tire or wheels a cart through a food store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE INFLATION MYTH | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...retrospect, there are a number of reasons why Holyfield was able to humble the bully. He has the ability to take a punch, and as a longtime student of Tyson, he knew he could push him around and tire him out. Holyfield trained much harder than Tyson did. And he had far savvier handlers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BIBLE THUMPER | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Prosecutors said cigarette butts and tire tracks linked Kater to the murder and that investigators had discredited Kater's alibi. Prosecutors said they may discuss Kater's previous criminal record showing he abducted a 13-year-old girl who also was tied to a tree with a strap around her neck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Framingham Man Pleads Insanity in Murder | 11/5/1996 | See Source »

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