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Still, Boulder is not New York City, and Boulder, which averages three murders a year (to New York City's 900 or so), was shocked. Adding to the city's sense of its own plundered innocence was that of the victim, a six-year-old girl: a lovely six-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JonBenet Ramsey: THIS MURDER IS OURS, CHIEF | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

The convoluted plot revolves around the Ekdals, an unremarkable, unpretentious, but reasonably happy lower-middle class family whose domestic peace is about to be shattered by unwanted revelations from the past. (Mark that "unwanted"--it's essential to understanding the play as a whole.) The opening scene, however, is laid...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, | Title: Brustein and Rochaix 'Duck' the Pathos In New Production | 12/6/1996 | See Source »

Adam promised to call back the next time he gets drunk. Whether or not I hear from him again, however, I have become a more cautious Internet homeowner thanks to his attention. Shortly after receiving the first message from my friends at "the Harvard of the Midwest," I took my...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Home Sweet Home Page | 10/26/1996 | See Source »

For males with an aggressive bent, such a powerful simian sisterhood spells trouble. If a sexually mature bonobo male shows a female unwanted attention, she has merely to sound a distress call to bring an avenging group of females quickly to the scene. Males that misbehave in a nonsexual setting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FEMALES IN CHARGE | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

The question is: Why do the exercisers feel better? To find answers, the researchers are looking, for instance, at the effects of stretching on the taste buds. If, as they suspect, such exercise enhances the sense of taste, that could be a great boon for the elderly. A common problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aging: OLDER, LONGER | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

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