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That would almost certainly reignite the street protests that overthrew former President Suharto last year and usher in a period of renewed turmoil. On the other hand, the generals could opt for making a deal with Megawati, allowing her to take power, but within parameters defined by the military. Megawati?s father, President Sukarno, was overthrown in a military coup in 1965, which ushered in Suharto?s 33-year tenure. "The situation right now is unpredictable because it?s unclear what the military wants," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "There are likely to be divisions in the military, with some...
...next few weeks will usher in two new and ostensibly humorous nighttime talk shows: The X Show, premiering on FX this Wednesday (11 p.m. E.T. each weeknight); and The Man Show, a weekly series making its debut on Comedy Central June 16 (10:30 p.m. E.T.). Clearly influenced by the get-a-babe-and-grab-the-largest-brew clubbiness proffered in the men's magazines, the two shows have hosts almost interchangeable in their ordinariness, sets that look like a freshman lounge, and a fair amount of Fred Flintstone-ish whining about the demandingness of women...
...under the seat or in the overhead rack? Probably not. It's more likely that ticket takers are trained to eyeball patrons from the rear, in a swift and nonthreatening manner, and give the extra-large-approaching signal (maybe a quick puffing out of the cheeks) to an usher, who then asks, with a helpful look and no smile at all, "Could I interest you in something in the full-cut section, sir?" I can imagine the final examination of the training session, with volunteers moving past the ticket box and the trainee shouting out, "Twenty-three...
...after a few years, the whole thing would blow over. I could get a job where the boss didn't suspiciously glare at me if I commented about how much I hate neon-colored paper. I could eat in the smoking section of a restaurant without having a waiter usher me out, saying, "I'm sorry, ma'am, but we've been instructed to never let you light an open flame in this establishment." My mother would start talking to me again. I could become successful, maybe even famous. But even if I won the Pulitzer Prize, I would still...
Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III, who will usher out his last class of seniors this spring, says he hopes the soon-to-be graduates will begin to feel differently about Harvard this spring...