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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hillel group will perform "The Wave," the story of a meeting between a crazy student and his professor and "Oral History," the tale of an interview of an elderly Jewish woman by a Marxist feminist...

Author: By Suzanne F. Nossel, | Title: Hillel Group to Stage Plays | 11/18/1987 | See Source »

...wanted to provide an alternative to observant students," said Goodman. But she added that the primary purpose of the performances is to "present Jewish art. Although "The Wave" is an academic play, "Oral History" deals with prejudice and inter-generational issues and is really quite ethnic...

Author: By Suzanne F. Nossel, | Title: Hillel Group to Stage Plays | 11/18/1987 | See Source »

...when it came tournament time, Harvard hit the floor with the confidence of a winner, making diving saves to keep rallies alive, fighting for every point. Bench players cheered on their teammates and entertained the 200 fans with their own version of "The Wave." When Harvard took a set, the players rushed the court to congratulate the victors...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Spikers Wear Underdog Stripes Well | 11/18/1987 | See Source »

...possibilities of abstract painting are played out. From the fascist lugubriousness of early striped paintings like "Die Fahne hoch" to the galvanic dance of fake-shadowed solids in the Cones and Pillars series of the '80s, from the decorative pastelly flatness of the late-'60s Protractors to the wave of polished aluminum, gray as sea fog, that swells across the wall of MOMA in a magnificent piece with the Melvillean title of Loomings, 1986, Stella wrings more pictorial feeling from abstract art than anyone else alive. His big paintings, when they come off, are almost unique in their confidence: they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Grand Maximalist | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

...wild ride in a Paris taxi can be an electrifying experience. Soon, it may prove to be even more shocking. Cabbies, alarmed by a recent wave of attacks by passengers, are eyeing a device called le siege qui brule, the hot seat. Wires beneath the rear seats are connected to the taxi's battery. The driver can step on a pedal to deliver enough electricity to stun even a crazed gunman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: For le Taxi, Blazing Seats | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

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