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...McCain, seconds after getting off his bus, made a bee-line to a crowd of young boosters...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: McCain Courts Young Republicans | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...year 2000 teems with consequence of all sorts: numerical, technological, theological. So when we wake up and smell the skim latte and discover that nothing has really changed other than the start of a new tax year and that meanwhile we're stuck with 500 cans of Bumble Bee chunk white and enough batteries to power that annoying bunny from New York City to Juneau and back, there are bound to be existential consequences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ask Doctor Y2K | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...coming years will also see the demise of the quack-laden Office of Alternative Medicine, which seven years ago was foisted on the reluctant National Institutes of Health, largely at the insistence of Tom Harkin, the otherwise sensible Senator from Iowa who believes in the curative powers of bee pollen. Talk about getting stung. Taxpayers will be incredulous when they become aware that after spending millions of dollars in its first seven years "investigating" highly questionable alternative therapies, the OAM failed to validate or--more significant--invalidate any of them (with the possible exception of acupuncture). And they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Happen To Alternative Medicine? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...knotty question: Is it possible to recognize a show's base commercial motives and still have a good time? In this case, yes. The show has faithfully reproduced the 1977 John Travolta movie about a working-class Brooklyn kid with big dreams and hot dance moves, with the familiar Bee Gees music (including two new songs written by the Gibb brothers) integrated into the story. One of the pleasant surprises is how well these numbers sound in the theater: How Deep Is Your Love becomes a richly layered love duet; What Kind of Fool is a passionate expression of loss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Stayin' Alive | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...senior known as Bee Gee. He grew up in North Webster, the district's predominantly black neighborhood. His father is a supermarket produce manager; his stepmother works at a department store. Bobby once worked at the Gap after school, but with chiseled good looks and at 6 ft. 2 in. and 195 lbs., he looked as if he should be posing in the clothing chain's ads, not restocking its shelves. He has an ability to seduce both kids and adults. When he works as an aide in the principal's office, visitors often just stare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tuesday: 11:10 A.M. School Spirit | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

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