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...home (where Wye was judged so boring it no longer led the TV news). American officials figured Netanyahu was bluffing, but when Albright saw the luggage, she was furious: "You don't give the President of the United States an ultimatum!" Netanyahu, backing down, protested that he had been asleep and hadn't authorized any departure. (In fact, American officials said, he had given the orders to load the helicopters for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base.) The blowout wasn't a total surprise: U.S. officials had written memos predicting at least one, probably two, Bibi meltdowns en route...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Wye Plantation | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...Dussander (Ian McKellen) tosses a stray cat into an oven. The cat, of course, escapes, to wild cheers from the audience. This scene, while not profound or even endurable, epitomizes Apt Pupil. As in almost any drama, the villain is far more interesting than the "hero," who is likely asleep while our villain is drinking Old Crow, listening to opera and amusing himself by throwing cats into ovens or something. Of course, as in any Hollywood film, the one inviolable taboo is that no matter how many humans are gruesomly murdered, an adorable pet cannot die. As in any film...

Author: By John T. Meier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nazis Lurk in Stephen King's Suburbs | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...next week, Duleep arrived to meet Hill at his apartment and found champagne waiting for her. Hill, who had fallen asleep waiting, roused himself enough to propose...

Author: By Alysson R. Ford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student's Indian Summer Yields Enduring Bond | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

...gone to Princeton Review, my parents would have spent I don't know how much money for me to sit in a classroom and fall asleep," says Taadhameka Kennedy, 14, of Mount Vernon, who is entering 10th grade at Brooklyn Technical High School this year...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Building Bridges in Your Own Backyard: One Junior's Struggle for SAT Equity | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

...eats--all in synch with the time of day. Babe asks for pancakes in the morning, plays games in the afternoon and sings lullabies at night. With more than 100 recorded phrases and songs, this porker should amuse kids without driving parents totally insane. Best feature? Babe falls asleep at 9 p.m. and never wakes up before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Sep. 14, 1998 | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

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