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God save Darwin and his adherents from journalists! Recently, Professor Stephen J. Gould had a talk at Hillel on the role of individuals in evolution. The note in [that] Saturday's edition of The Crimson (November 2) summarized the main topics fairly. The main problem, however, was the headline, "Gould...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Saving Darwin | 11/13/1985 | See Source »

Not surprisingly, to those who have followed the production's pre-publicity, the accent in this tragi-comedy is very much upon the comedy, and this has proved to be both the strength and the weakness of the show. Foresaking the classical approach, Mao has tackled Measure for Measure with...

Author: By Richard J. Howells, | Title: Doling It Out | 11/7/1985 | See Source »

Men unable to sneak away from work frequently delegate the task of buying alcohol to wives and girlfriends. "What makes women stand in line?" the government daily newspaper Izvestiya asked recently. "Is the desire to preserve a good home atmosphere an impossible feat without the usual tipple? Is it a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Fighting the Battle of the Bottle | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

But violence can be seen as weakness since socialism measures power in terms of "the number of workers, not in the use if violence," he said. Shawki cited Solidarity in Poland as a movement of great power because of the number of workers involved and because it recognized that it...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Socialist: Violence Needed for Change | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

ONE CONSISTENT weakness in Tesich's films is his portrayal of women. They have no more character than the bicycle spokes, serving archetypical and sexual purposes without assuming any form themselves. The women in this film, such a Rae Dae Chong as Costner's lover, are trapped in Tesich's...

Author: By T.m. Doyle, | Title: Cycle Charm | 10/11/1985 | See Source »

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