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There is little for the American people to like in the public performances they see. The polls professing satisfaction may mask an alienation, just below the surface, and a generalized disgust at everyone: the screaming media, the nitwit Congress, the ignoble President. Nero gave the people circuses. Clinton is the circus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rwandan Tragedy, Lewinsky Farce | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...concentration he says is historically unique, has been responsible for bringing up to date what many perceived as a stodgy puzzle. He began adding in clues from television (He's from Ork) and pop culture (Singer Sonny____) with the more traditional references to the Apostles and the dates of Nero's reign. Shortz explains his perspective on the crossword's evolution: "In the early days, puzzles were just words in a grid, definitions were basically out of a dictionary--bookish sounding. Today's puzzles usually have themes, generally the long answers make a connection." With reference to the injection...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Viva La Crossword | 2/5/1998 | See Source »

...While some might argue that Radcliffe doesn't do all that it should, I think clearly Radcliffe is making efforts," says Harvetta E. Nero...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Forge Their Own Paths to Leadership | 6/5/1996 | See Source »

...Nero also says she thinks Harvard prepares women for leadership, but a leadership that may be insensitive to the difficulties that other women face...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Forge Their Own Paths to Leadership | 6/5/1996 | See Source »

...think that women here are being perhaps trained to be leaders but not maybe trained to be female leaders," Nero says. "If you do not have the experience in being sensitive and aware of issues I don't think Harvard is the place you will learn that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Forge Their Own Paths to Leadership | 6/5/1996 | See Source »

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