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...funding in the form of a $100,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and $25,000 from the Carnegie Corporation. The show has also won a satellite slot that will make it available to the nation's 334 PBS stations by late spring. Far from fearing competition from the upstart broadcast, many network staffers are actively rooting for its success. That is one piece of good news about South Africa that everyone can share...
...amazement and joy at the multifariousness of all Allah's children. As Gibreel and Saladin try to make their afflicted ways through contemporary London, a fascinating tapestry unfurls behind them. This backdrop contains vivid scenes -- among them, the subjugation of an immense subcontinent and ancient cultures by an upstart island, and the upheavals that result when this thralldom is abruptly ended. But the history is parceled out in telling, individual details, people and places caught up in a grand design of which they are innocent and that, in the long run, may turn out to be simply chaos...
...sweeping fantasies of success but do not dilute his often self-mocking sense of humor. One recent inspiration was to reverse the usual order of dressing and put underwear on over the trousers. The look may not catch on at Paine Webber, but Bikkembergs is hardly the first young upstart to show off his talent by flouting convention...
...incarnation. But the new Mother Jones will also try to appeal to its older readers by introducing columns about politically correct travel and even personal finance. Whereas it once called itself "a magazine for the rest of us," the new Mother Jones is less of an upstart, offering the subtitle People, Politics, and Other Passions. Says Publisher Don Hazen: "You'll see more familiar faces on the cover...
Quarterback: Who will it be? Tom Yohe, the Crimson record holder? Rod MacLeod, the senior backup? Or Tim Perry, the junior upstart? Yohe has defeated Yale twice in his career, but is questionable because of a stress fracture. MacLeod missed last week's game against Penn because of an ankle injury. Perry got rough treatment in his start against the Quakers...