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Whatever pressure the rookie felt from all these ravenous expectations never showed on the diamond. He not only did it all, he did it with a stylishness that awed sportswriters and spectators alike. DiMaggio was the leading American League vote getter for the 1936 All-Star game. That same summer he appeared on the cover of this magazine. His Yankees cruised to the AL pennant, the team's first since 1932, and beat the rival New York Giants in the World Series. (During DiMaggio's 13 years as the Yankees' star player, the team appeared in 10 Series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Left and Gone Away: JOE DIMAGGIO (1914-1999) | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...this comedy about a dozen or so young'uns on New Year's Eve 1981, the first few minutes have promise (with an all-star list of Gen-X actors), and the last few minutes provide fun (with snapshots of lovers and losers). In between there is a void--feeble jokes, a lot of falling down and foolish declarations. Shana Larsen's script has the feel of a sitcom pilot, with the actors urged to make a quick impression. What's left? Fine turns by Courtney Love, Angela Featherstone, Dave Chapelle and Martha Plimpton. The film pushes them into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: 200 Cigarettes | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

During his time at Harvard, Glenshaw served as chief of staff to Du Bois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr, and helped draw in all-star academics including Fletcher University Professor Cornel West and Geyser University Professor William Julius Wilson...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ?? | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...Mail may set some trends of its own. Executive-produced by the all-star team of Antonio ("L.A.") Reid, Kenneth ("Babyface") Edmonds, Dallas Austin and TLC, the album is a savvy blend of bouncy pop-rap, sharp R. and B., and smooth balladry. The lyrics are playful but blunt: on Silly Ho, the group puts down gold diggers; on No Scrubs, it upbraids unambitious men. The album shows signs of artistic growth: on Unpretty, Watkins sings movingly about the way in which society's beauty myths can destroy one's self-esteem. It's a more introspective song than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Spicier Girls | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

Stevens stayed with New Jersey after the Devils matched the Blues' four-year, $17.5 million offer sheet and made his 10th All-Star appearance last month. The Devils' captain was a star on the Blues' 1990-91 team that finished second overall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rangers Mess Canucks 8-4; N.J. Backup Blanks Blues | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

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