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...some cases, the millennium bug problem has already been fixed. With the admit of the class of 2000 last year, the registrar's office underwent its first trial run of its system, which according to Dean of College Harry R. Lewis '68, "was uneventful...
...fire, Kevin was booted from the academy when he tossed a tire at a fellow cadet during a boxing match. He finally settled down at 14, when he saw a production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at a high school drama festival and caught the acting bug. He joined a drama class and studied alongside other fledgling thespians, including Mare Winningham and Val Kilmer. ("Here's my on-the-record quote about Mr. Spacey," says Kilmer, who has his own reputation for being difficult to get along with. "Have you ever seen All About...
Last week, as a meat-loving nation watched the largest beef recall in history, everyone knew the culprit: a lethal strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli. The bug causes 20,000 infections a year in the U.S., most because of undercooked beef. The typical result is excruciating gastrointestinal distress. But for a few unlucky souls though--usually young children and the elderly--the consequences can be dire, even fatal...
...already taken place. Not taking any chances, the Magic Kingdom also requested its guests to wear long-sleeved shirts and pants ? an unpopular suggestion in balmy summertime Florida. What will stop the scare? A couple nights in the low 40s, according to health officials. Until then, keep that bug repellent handy...
...Maybe insects are God's favorite creatures," says an old man to a doting grandchild in Del Toro's fine 1992 Cronos. The same themes and similar characters show up here; the director is apparently buggy for bugs and for strange, trusting children. For its first hour--up to and including that airborne kidnapping of our heroine--Mimic is a suavely creepy essay in entomophobia. Then the film gets a severe case of the stupes. The creatures keep Susan alive (inexplicable unless she is meant to be mated with the king bug), and they stop evolving into humans...