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MARV ALBERT The punishment was apt, but why lose his job? You mean he's not worthy to describe the play of Latrell Sprewell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 29, 1997 | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

...does not attempt to summarize Europe with her commentary. She does try to encapsulate some of the trends behind the major political and social upheavals in European history, and uses Trieste always as her reference point, example or microcosm. The book holds together nicely, and the subtitle seems very apt--the book feels like the photo album of a dedicated, lifelong traveler. Anyone with a real hunger for the European experience would probably enjoy a leisurely read of Fifty Years in Europe. Yet, like someone else's photo album, more than anything else the book inspires a desire...

Author: By Josh N. Lambert, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: '50 Years in Europe' Doles Out the Anecdotes | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...trusted in God that He would deliver Him" chorus, comprise a truly splendid few minutes. In contrast to Bauwens' clear, smooth timbre is the bass, Eric Owens, whose very deep, very dark-sounding voice seems almost to emerge from some inhuman source. This rumbling, rapid-vibratoed effect seems especially apt in the prophetic aria, "Darkness shall cover the earth." The sinister threats to which Owens gives voice send a thrill through the listener, particularly in the long runs of "I will shake the heavens and the earth...

Author: By Adriane N. Giebel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: H&H Scores Resounding Triumph in 'Messiah' | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...Murdoch took himself to Cameron's state-of-the-art screening room in Santa Monica, Calif., prepared to be dazzled. Instead, disaster struck. An electrical short shut down the projector. For a director whose films often deal with the treachery of technology, the symbolism was painfully apt. For Mechanic, it was another speed bump on the highway to hell. Murdoch left without seeing a frame of film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...creative forces. But rummaging through that old trunk in the attic can just as easily be a sign of flagging inspiration. Of course, it may also be a smart marketing move: in the age of Oprah, a writer who abandons boring fiction in favor of juicy self-revelation is apt to win friends and influence critics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: BAD MEMORY: DAVID MAMET AND NEIL SIMON GET NOSTALGIC | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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