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...self-congratulation. "We're not all here," one particularly groomed young man confided to a companion while stumbling up the side at intermission. "We made it through the first act which"-- punning in spite of himself?--"is better than last year." Observers, noting the queasy rush toward the bathrooms, doubtless agreed. But the lure of the magnums proved difficult to resist; although the lights dimmed and then flicked frantically, hundreds of champagne-soaked feet remained planted firmly in the crowded lobby...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: Taking in a Show--Or Two | 2/20/1985 | See Source »

...more restrictive than those of Secretary of State George Shultz. Some critics complained that by Cap's criteria, U.S. power would be unsheathed only in guaranteed no-lose situations. In part the speech was the military's requiem for Viet Nam. But viewed in another way, which Weinberger doubtless did, it was also a warning to reserve the use of armed force to occasions worthy of Churchillian fire and vision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man with a Mission: Seeking fire and vision | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...factors other than how students are assigned to it, particularly administrative and structural factors. Kirkland House sports more than just athletes since the arrival of its newest Masters the athletes are still there. but so too are Phi Beta kappas and Rhodes scholars. The reconstruction at the Radclific Quadrangle doubtless will make those Houses very attractive to students...

Author: By R. Scottfalk, | Title: THE HQUSING LOTTERY | 2/7/1985 | See Source »

...absolutely no connection" between the timing of Deaver's exit and the Journal story. Deaver reportedly has been offered more than $200,000 a year to head the Washington office of Burson-Marsteller, the world's largest public relations firm. After his departure, the cheery yet canny aide will doubtless remain a close consultant to the family (see cover story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exit the Californians | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

...infants. Umpteen studies show that little girls are organized to respond better to people than little boys. They are more sensitive to the crying of other infants, and even in the first two or three days of life, they spend much more time smiling than newborn boys do. Doubtless this is an early attempt to placate the patriarchy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Is Smiling Dangerous to Women? | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

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