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None of this is new, of course--Elvis claimed he wanted to be your teddy bear too. Teen idols have always served as erotic learner's permits, from those who went on to transcend the role like Frank Sinatra, James Dean, the Beatles and John Travolta, to more disposable incarnations like David Cassidy and New Kids on the Block. Michael Jackson, having never allowed himself to develop secondary sex characteristics, is like a teen-idol experiment gone horribly, tragically awry. But that is the kind of icky, confusing story that has no place in what publisher Nancy Pines of Archway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deconstructing Leo | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

...should also be known that my boyfriend does not love me because I am "mysterious" or because I embody "an element of unattainability." He loves me for qualities that transcend the color of my skin: striking good looks, effervescent charm and, of course, abundant humility. SHARON C. YANG '98 March...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Consent Not Given on Photo | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

...regarding the housing assignment process with this kind of ambivalence, we limit the role of the upperclass House to a physical presence which exists for the sake of convenience. This should not be the case. Houses, especially in the University context, are supposed to transcend their mere physical presence by promoting a more cohesive sense of community and interaction. We are no strangers to this theme; it was, after all, repeated again and again at the race forum held last week...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Randomized Ambivalence | 3/17/1998 | See Source »

...have been a deeply religious man. Nothing less than divine inspiration could have enabled him to create the works stamped with his trademark devotion--the extraordinarily vivid angels, seemingly descended directly from heaven in a swirl of fluid drapery, are instilled with awe and holy adoration that transcend the earthly constraints of clay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beautiful Bernini Exhibition Enchants the Fogg | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

Still, the Crimson wrestlers have seemed to transcend and adjust to their new situation quickly and easily. Harvard wrestlers are refusing to let the turmoil affect their concentration as they prepare to lock horns with Princeton and Springfield this Friday...

Author: By J. MITCHELL Little, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: College Wrestling Reaches a Crossroad | 2/5/1998 | See Source »

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