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Sweet Magnolia’s<br />

"Magnolia's takes the approach of the best nouvelle Southern cuisine," writes ALEX SUNDSTROM, "making small, thoughtful variations to lovingly-prepared traditional recipes. Given the mediocrity of most places that proclaim themselves Southern here, Magnolia's is a refreshing cure for hungry and homesick alike."

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Bad Bush decisions add to malpractice mess<br />

MIKE McCARTHY wonders if blaming "frivolous" lawsuits for the recent malpractice insurance crisis overlooks a more important problem: patients being injured by bad doctors who are never held accountable for their mistakes.

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Late-night gourmet<br />

ERIC CZEPYHA writes, "Franklin Cafe has all the elements of a very good restaurant (particularly for the cost-conscious graduate student). The food is delicious and creative, yet surprisingly affordable."

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More romantic comedies?<br />

Film Editor TRACY CONN writes that How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is your typical predictable romantic comedy, although in this one the couple wasn't quite a match made in heaven.

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Massive Attack’s mediocre effort<br />

"Reviewing electronica, particularly trip-hop" writes JEFF LEVEN, "always struck me as being something akin to staring at a huge Rothko mural and trying to explain why the sorta greenish one on this wall is obviously so much better...than the sorta reddish one on that wall."

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Theater Preview<br />

If you're seeking to unwind after a hard week of Ames preparation and war talk, or just looking for comic relief from the agony of a 1L grade reports, AMANDA GOAD has some theater ideas that may help.

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The wizard of out<br />

Rainbow Chaser marks a stage in the development of promising young playwright Todd Michael Hall, but his promise is not yet fully achieved.

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San Francisco Law<br />

Want to escape the cold? The Berkeley Exchange Program, run by the Dean of Students office, gives five 3Ls the chance to switch places with counterparts from Berkeley.

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Turbulent Times: HBS in the 1960s<br />

In the second of four pieces detailing the history of African-Americans at HBS for Black History Month, HEIDI BROOKS of The Harbus explores race relations at HBS from the end of World War II through the early 1970s.

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Peter, Paul and Money<br />

GREG LIPPER sees a lot of knee-jerk folk-music activism around town these days. He can't even get a decent meal, what with the bleeding heart restaurateurs in Cambridge giving their employees living wages.

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Regan legacy reconsidered<br />

LL.M. PIETER LEENKNEGT has heard all the HLS GOP's motives for celebrating the "Reagan legacy." For him, it's a bit strange calling Reagan a hero who ended the Cold War. The people of Eastern Europe had much more to do with the demise of dictatorial socialism than anything achieved by Reagan.