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"Hah?" Driving was tricky; a pack of investors had caught a stockbroker at an intersection, and the pavement was slick.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Illinois: Imaginary Musings | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

Kevin Fitzpatrick, her prey in that scene, also has trouble acting drunk, but otherwise his performance satisfies. A poseur, Richard Miller over-romanticizes himself and his love. Fitzpatrick is properly stagy. His adolescent self-consciousness comes across beautifully: when he quotes Omar Khayyam, we can feel his pride at knowing...

Author: By Katherine Ashton, | Title: Idyllic Innocence | 3/14/1980 | See Source »

For years, critics have also argued that the test fails to measure the skills that a lawyer really needs. More recently, the exam has been indicted for discrimination against minorities. The only agreement about the test, apparently, is that it is an ordeal. In virtually all states, applicants spend six...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Questioning the Bar Exams | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

No purist on penmanship, W.l.M.A.'s King admits to a feeling that script that is just a little sloppy may indicate "a more complex and exciting person." Nonetheless, W.I.M.A. recommends 17 steps toward more legible handwriting, including "Slow down. Sit properly. Watch out ftr tricky letters... a, e, t...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Nowadays, Writing Is off the Wall | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

THE PROVERBIAL LAST straw came when Clark introduced a budget that was trumpeted as austere but criticized as unfair. The government fell December 13, and the Tories slated a national election for February 18, the first campaign in the midst of Canada's frigid winter since 1887. Many experts claim...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Trudeau Redux | 1/25/1980 | See Source »

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