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Of course, at this point, no proposed remedy--including the idea of a "gilt lift" of 300,000 sows to hurricane-ravaged Central America--may do much for the independent hog farmer. George Bailey is one of that fading breed; he owns 650 sows in Walstonburg, N.C., and unlike corporate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lean Times on the Farm | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

In no sport is this more visible than it is in baseball. The other team sports, so dependent on the careful knitting of disparate talents for every act, never isolate the hero quite the way baseball does--especially when it places him alone in the batter's box and challenges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mark McGwire': A Mac For All Seasons | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

Underwood has a nice, humorous regard for the fact that Joe tends to make a scary first impression even on sympathetic souls, and the director is blessed with inviting performances by Charlize Theron as Jill Young, the light of Joe's life, and Bill Paxton as Joe's rival for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Ho, Ho (Well, No) | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

Another commodity has increased in social value even faster than money, and that is fame. Those blessed with a lot of one or the other want a more balanced portfolio. So celebrities cash in some of their fame for money by doing commercials, and rich folks cash in some of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Warren Says I Should Buy a Jet | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

The Prince of Egypt is now an effects-laden extravaganza that undoubtedly cost far more than the $75 million claimed by DreamWorks. And the film seems to have the support of a goodly portion of religious communities, from liberal Christians to conservatives Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson to Rabbi Norman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prince And The Promoter | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

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