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The problem of defending art in the political arena is more complicated than just a case of accentuating the positive. Even great advocates of the arts, such as Senator Claiborne Pell, warned that one should "speak softly" in defense of the arts. The fear is that the public interest in...

Author: By Noah I. Dauber, | Title: Gingrich Goes After the Arts | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

There was no groundswell of opinion here. It was individuals, lovers of the arts and the humanities, who created the endowments for the arts and for the Humanities. Gingrich seems to be in the right. The art-lover is caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one...

Author: By Noah I. Dauber, | Title: Gingrich Goes After the Arts | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

As a former TV addict, at school I stick firmly by the 12-step method and try to take each day at a time. But in a rare moment of weakness over spring break, my resolve melted like nacho Velveeta cheese spread in the warm glow of the magic box...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Do the Police Need to Advertise Too? | 4/4/1997 | See Source »

If the Tar Heels have a weakness, it is probably on the blocks. Without a dominating post-player, UNC could struggle if it faces a team with a huge front line. The Tar Heels stack up only 5-11, 6-0, 6-4 across the front.

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, | Title: What Is Ahead for Crimson | 3/12/1997 | See Source »

When we meet her in director Bille August's intricate and compelling realization of Peter Hoeg's best-selling novel, Smilla Jaspersen has given her professional life over to the frozen music of mathematics, her private life over to bone-chilling isolation. The set of Smilla's face, the carriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: COMING IN FROM THE COLD | 3/10/1997 | See Source »

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