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...poetry readers at the magazine's kick-off function included Edwards, Silva and noted poet Joaquim-Francisco Coelho, Smith professor of language and literature...

Author: By Joseph P. Chase, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hispanic, Latin American Magazine to Debut | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

Grasping both handles of the keg, lock your wrists perfectly straight. You may want to put chalk on your hands for extra grip. Kick your legs up over your head, using a spotter or spotters if necessary...

Author: By Richard D. Ma, ALICE N. LEWIS | Title: HOW TO: DO A KEGSTAND | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...those of romantic empathy. For example, Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, like all of Shakespeare's plays, is performed by an all male cast. But while Shakespeare never shied away from displays of passion between his lovers on stage, for all of the lewdness of "I Get No Kick from Campaign," there is not one kiss between any one of the musical's couples. Audiences at The Rose anticipated these displays of compassion to solidify the storys plot--in Elizabethan England, that the kiss was between two men, with one dressed as a woman, was inconsequential...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: Shakespeare in Love with a Man | 3/16/1999 | See Source »

Maybe more than you want, according to skeptics. Some fitness experts fault the tapes for inadequate warm-up time and instruction. "He's working at a speed that's very quick," says Linda Shelton, an editor at Shape magazine. "Too quick for most people to execute a safe kick or punch." The many repetitions, often without modifications, may risk overuse injuries to the shoulder and back. "This is a program for the fitness elite," says Petra Robinson, a vice president at the American Fitness Association. "It's too intense for beginners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tae-Bo or Not Tae-Bo? | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...always derived from its cool portrayal of utter amorality, which Kumble and his cast nicely energize with their heedless, youthful intensity. This may not go over with the kid audience, which prefers to view itself onscreen as victims or heroes. But their weary parents may just get a kick out of seeing the little monsters presented as, well, the little monsters they so often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mean Pills | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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