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All of it is revolving around Letterman. His new TV incarnation represents more than just a change of networks and an earlier bedtime; it marks the ascendance of a new generation. When Late Night with David Letterman made its debut on NBC in 1982, it was the prankish outsider, a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Letterman: New Dave Dawning | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

Canny West Virginia Congressman Harley Staggers pushed the rails into the modern world in 1980 with a deregulation bill that allowed the lines to make quick market adjustments of fees and practices. The rails shrank their lines a third (to 196,081 miles), sweated employment from more than half a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hugh Sidey's America: BACK AT FULL THROTTLE | 8/23/1993 | See Source »

Similarly inane comments, verging on incoherence, include: "Destiny. I have always craved to control destiny. But she is frighteningly Whimsical Destiny, inexorably so. She does not like commitment...She's impatient, bored, restless, fidgety like a little kid who can't sit still at a table."

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: Nude Men Sterile and Unappealing Despite Controversial Theme | 7/23/1993 | See Source »

Restic was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Triple-A farm club, and Mantle was on the fast track for the majors. Restic doesn't like to tell this story, and it shows. He's bored. It was a long time ago. But at one point during his narrative, his eyes...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Still Keeping the Faith | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

Why does Soros spend his money in a region many consider to be a black hole? "I have a fascination with risk," he says in his heavily accented English. "It makes me feel alive. I can get bored just living." While that confession may explain his activities as a speculator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man with the Midas Touch | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

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