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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tis time once again for our holiday...

Author: By G. K. Wenceslas, | Title: Ode to Crimson Beneficence | 12/18/1992 | See Source »

...tis the season for tolerance, and thus such atrocities as Leverett House's "Secret Winter Snow Friend." This sounds like a porn film. Other campus organizations fare no better with "Secret Holiday Pal," which evokes images of an old man sitting on a park bench playing the "shiny quarter in my pocket" trick on unsuspecting eight-year-olds...

Author: By Eric R. Columbus, | Title: My Santa's No Secret | 12/11/1992 | See Source »

...oldest and most abused American minority group, bear the marks of Americanization. Martin Luther King Jr. may have written about the influence on him of the teachings of Gandhi, but when he spoke, the texts he cited were the King James Bible, the Declaration of Independence and My Country, 'Tis of Thee. Minorities assimilated, because assimilation allowed them to get ahead here, and because here seemed better than any available alternative -- especially their homelands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Can All Share American Culture | 8/31/1992 | See Source »

CINEMA For most new Christmas movies, 'tis the season to be solemn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

...NATION: 'Tis no season to be jolly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

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