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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...from other courses. But if the Faculty feels that the Core is the foundation of a liberal arts education, then it should back up that commitment with the necessary facilities and teaching time to provide a real education. Otherwise, the Core could be replaced by cable and VJ Dweezil Zappa...

Author: By Brendan Barnicle, | Title: Re-Core-ded Live at Sanders | 3/2/1988 | See Source »

...consumers of these R-rated sex comedies are often teenagers who, theoretically, must be accompanied to R-rated films by an adult. Rock Musician Frank Zappa, a formidable foe of those who would censor rock lyrics, gets the movie industry's inside joke: "Is there any kid who hasn't seen an R-rated movie ((without his parents))? What was supposed to be a warning has turned into a marketing tool." Teens who stay up past 8 p.m. can watch R-rated films on pay cable, and at midnight, Manhattan minors can watch Robin Byrd, the G- stringed host...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA Turned On? Turn It Off | 7/6/1987 | See Source »

...changes have signaled a mid-life crisis. By the end of next month, all five of the channel's original veejays (MTV's equivalent of radio disk jockeys) will have left or been let go. Their replacements are a younger corps that includes Britisher Julie Brown, 27, and Dweezil Zappa, 17, son of Veteran Rocker Frank Zappa. A few years ago MTV tried to broaden its appeal by adding the mellower sounds of Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and others; now it has returned to its original emphasis on hard rock and heavy-metal bands, with softer ballads largely relegated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: MTV Faces a Mid-Life Crisis | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

...Zappa--6, 7:55, 9:50 p.m. (Thurs. only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

...Zappa--6, 7:55, 9:50, plus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ongoing Exhibits | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

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