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...motley convoy stops before the small town of Altun Kupri, 25 miles from Kirkuk, and everyone jumps out. A truck with a flat tire zooms by from the direction of the city carrying wounded. One can smell the odor of burned flesh as it passes. As the twilight gathers, Abdul Rahman Aju Ali, 54, a barrel- shaped man with fierce eyes, explains, "We will attack at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Six Days with the Kurds | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

...might think you could never tire of W.S. Gilbert's witty libretto or Arthur Sullivan's spirited score, but The Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players (HGSP) prove that boredom is indeed possible in Constantine Arvanitakis' mediocre production of Trial By Jury and The Sorcerer. After close to three hours of staccato notes, operatic singing and overacting the audience is more inclined to climb the walls than to applaud...

Author: By Mallika J. Marshall, | Title: Sorcery Can't Save Show | 4/11/1991 | See Source »

Crimson Newscar One, a white 1987 Ford Tempo, suffered a damaged front axle and a flat tire while in hot pursuit of search committee members during a rain shower. The driver--who hoped the escapade would reveal the committee's meeting place--miscalculated the proper speed for a turn on a ramp at New York's LaGuardia Airport and the Newscar slammed into a curb. The reporters continued the chase on foot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporters' Notebook Extra | 4/5/1991 | See Source »

...lead, making the much anticipated start anticlimactic. And the Callbacks's rendition of the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love," despite humorous staging, died in the middle of the song and then dragged on uncomfortably. Other songs, such as "Human Nature," featured strong lead vocals but soon grew tire-some. This was more a reflection of the songs themselves than the way they were performed...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Weekend in Music and Theater | 3/22/1991 | See Source »

...green library, the friendly grill (with movies every night) and the jello wrestling and tie-dyeing of the spring Thropstock Weekend make Winthrop a great place for three years. And there's even a tire swing...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Is This Your Lucky Day? | 3/21/1991 | See Source »

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