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Food is not a topic generally accepted on serious editorial pages. It is shunted aside for domestic crisis and political intrigue, pushed to the back of Sunday magazines and relegated to Wednesday supplements. Men of power and women of means do not deign to discuss the particulars of a succulent piece of quail or the lightness of a perfectly-cooked souffle, preferring instead to jabber about the stock market or their pet poodles. They do not understand the obsession of the "foodie," the person for whom the best of life can be summed up in one divine meal...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Dining Well On Woolf | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...keynote address delivered at the same convention by Indiana Governor Evan Bayh shone the national spotlight on a topic that epitomizes the schism of philosophy in this year's presidential election: "In this election, no issue more clearly defines the differences between the two major parties and their nominees than education...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, | Title: Electioneering Education | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...overflow audience gathered at the Kennedy School of Government's ARCO Forum last night to hear a panel of experts, policy wonks and concerned community leaders speak on the topic: "America's Children: Who Cares...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, | Title: Experts Speak on Youth Values at IOP | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...occupation on Manila and on the cultural identity of the Philippines should not be underemphasized, and yet in a way, it is in this book. The war is only described as part of the life of one of the four narrators: it is unfair to give such an important topic so little space...

Author: By Sarah D. Kalloch, | Title: Too Many Pinholes Let in Too Much Light | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

Teams are informed of the topic only 10 minutes before the debate begins, forcing debaters to come up with off the cuff witticisms and arguments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Debate Tourney Begins | 10/12/1996 | See Source »

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