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...outlandish but stupid Who-toys with odd-sounding but easy-to-make-up names is possibly better left out. Little Cindy Lou Who who is (still) no more than two is not everyone's favorite character (too cute). And for die-hard Scrooges, the Grinch's self-righteous turn-around at the end is most unfortunate. But as this is the "message" of the story, maybe it has to stay...

Author: By Henry E. Smith, | Title: How X-Mas Stole the Grinch | 12/11/1985 | See Source »

...studying plants and animals at a site in Concord. But the vote for the life of a naturalist was a unanimous "No" among her psychic constituents. "I couldn't pick up a book and study mountain gorrillas because it didn't interest me anymore," she says of that turn-around summer...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Say Goodbye to Borneo | 6/6/1985 | See Source »

Harvard kept up, however, when Lisa Black scored on a pretty turn-around move in front of the net, less than four minutes later...

Author: By Timothy W. Plass, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: UMass Stings Laxwomen | 4/12/1985 | See Source »

...included Arne Duncan's flying tap-in that put Harvard up, 2-0. Keith Webster's 360-degree turn-around banker that extended the Crimson's lead to 30-18, and Joe Carrabino's perimeter hook shot that put the hosts on top by 10 with three minutes to play...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Cagers End Skid, Wallop Cornell | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

Penn's June Stambaugh accomplished the game's best personal turn-around...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Women Cagers Foul Out at Penn | 2/23/1985 | See Source »

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