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...senses and developed within me a repulsion for anything academic. The endless rounds of frantically scribbling down notes in lecture, memorizing all the possible facts, dates and names of the required text, then regurgitating them for a caffeine-assisted paper or a hand-cramping three-hour exam. All this butter-churning and what's the grand prize? Why the first letter of the alphabet of all things, fancy that...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, | Title: The Road to Nowhere | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...Gandhi, widow of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, led Congress to victory in last year?s regional elections, which were fought over such bread-and-butter issues as the country?s onion shortage. ?By projecting Sonia as a Christian and implying that there?s a threat to Hindus from conversions, they?re trying to create an issue with which to beat Congress,? says Rahman. Still, that?s unlikely to impress voters unless there?s an onion in every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Christians Under Fire | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...when people feel oppressed, but most importantly, the declaration has helped bestow legitimacy on protesters around the world against the claims of oppressive governments that the dissidents' goals are merely imports of imperialists." Moreover, adds TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell, the declaration has also had a practical bread-and-butter impact: "It has helped underscore the fact that human rights are critical in bringing countries up to speed in other crucial areas, such as economic liberty and stability." So it seems particularly fitting that demonstrators on every continent took up the anniversary this Thursday to stage protests and demonstrations against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword | 12/10/1998 | See Source »

MOVIE MEET JOE BLACK MIGHTY JOE YOUNG MY NAME IS JOE ACTOR Brad Pitt special effects Peter Mullan JOE IS death incarnate 15-ft. gorilla soccer coach QUIRK eats peanut butter likes lullabies is Scottish GETS GIRL? yes yes no GRADE below-average Joe average Joe above-average...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...PEANUT BUTTER Peanut butter appeared in the late 19th century. Spoilage was a problem, however, so the first popular brand, Peter Pan, was introduced by Swift Packing Co. in 1928. It was licensed from Joseph L. Rosefield, who figured out how to create smooth, long-lasting peanut butter. Rosefield formed his own company in 1933 and created Skippy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Hundred Great Things | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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