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Although the most devout players often appear to be picky about who they accept as their playing neighbors, it is only because they are Bingo purists. It was only a few years ago that armed gunmen burst into the Parish cafeteria, taking all the money and a myriad of jewelry (albeit mostly costume) from the contestants. No matter to these die-hards, though, because the game--with its weekly gossip, gregarious interaction and small bundle of change for all--must...

Author: By Ariel B. Osceola, | Title: for the moment | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...then I had a sudden rush of self-esteem. Feeling like the villainous Dr. Evil, I thought to myself, "I'm hip, I'm cool, I'm with it"; and I burst onto the scene. I had no idea at the time that I was joining a Free Hemp protest, but the festival's ideological affiliations are of little concern to me. I had fun, and I wondered why it had taken me three years to discover life outside of Harvard...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Getting Up and Out of the Square | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...Tips into the cracks of everything from campaign finance to Travelgate to the FBI files, many Republicans forgot their instructions to be dignified and cheered, yelped "Yes!" and applauded. And when Gephardt later said, in true sorrow, that "our problem is we don't trust one another," some Republicans burst out laughing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down In History | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...there is a deeper problem: the absence of miracles, which the Vatican authorities need as "verification of godliness." Mere piety is not enough for sainthood. No worker, so far, has fallen from the Nativity Facade of the Sagrada Famolia and been caught by an angel; no Japanese tourist has burst out with stigmata in the ticket line. The best that Almuzara and his devotees have been able to come up with is a student who thinks Gaudi helped her pass her exams and a woman who claimed that after praying to Gaudi, she was cured of a kidney stone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Celestial Architect? | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...demo at a technology conference when someone asked him which program his kids liked best. "I try not to be a computer dad," Krause said. "I let them play with a couple of simple programs, but then I kick their butts to go play some soccer." The audience burst into applause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make A Better Student: Hard Truths About Software | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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