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Though just outside the city that pioneered the concept of water and sewer systems in early America, Boston Harbor lay nearly biologically dead in the mid-1980s. Besides the unsightliness of the harbor that formed the backdrop of Bush's political advertisement, Boston Harbor experienced large-scale and wide-ranging ecological problems...

Author: By James P. Mcfadden, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Safe Harbor | 9/29/2000 | See Source »

...idea of a pictorial, but it took some convincing. "I give kudos to Hugh Hefner, who's shown mostly the same type of woman for years. I'm not saying that they're not beautiful, but I could eat their little peppered bones for breakfast." While Hef's concept of pulchritude may be expanding, the lechery lingers on. "He really gave me the twice over--looked me up and down. I could feel him doing it. I guess maybe he picked me because he came right up to my boobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 25, 2000 | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...roommate loves the song "I Love You Came Too Late." Who came up with the concept of the video...

Author: By Michelle Kung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No New Kid on the Block: It's Joey MacIntyre | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

...upcoming The Beautiful Game is that it will be less than ground-breaking. And the two new plays from the pen of millionaire writer-director Alan Ayckbourn, House and Garden (two interconnected pieces performed by the same cast simultaneously on two different stages at the National Theater) are all concept and no content. In fact, the best piece of original, recent English writing in London today is probably Passion Play by Peter Nichols. Nichols' new work has been unofficially banned from the West End because of a nasty dispute with the National Theater some years ago, but this new revival...

Author: By Crimson ARTS Editors, | Title: Summer Theater Wrap-Up | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

...banning or censoring books is certainly not a new concept in any kind of library. All libraries have specific policies that are followed in selecting books for inclusion in the collection. Many libraries have very narrowly defined purposes, and books are only selected in those particular fields. Selection is also limited by funding and available shelf space, and often is age- and time-sensitive. For public schools, libraries have the very narrow function of having library collections that adequately support the curriculum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banned Books: A School Librarian's Perspective | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

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