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...curriculums count for so much? The smartest thing to do would be to give the SATS less value. But some of the "alternatives" to the SATS unhinged my jaws. I believe that knowing mathematical formulas is still more reasonable for a standardized test than constructing Lego robots or writing cartoon captions. KAREN CHENG Plano, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 2, 2001 | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...young women, almost always--kicking and thinking and winking at both the old notion of femininity and the aging precepts of feminism. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in her fifth season on the WB) saves her classmates from Evil, when she's not cracking a book or a joke. The Cartoon Network's Powerpuff Girls, "the most elite kindergarten crime-fighting force ever assembled," protect Townsville with their magical powers. Max, the bionic babe on Fox's Dark Angel, occasionally lets a mere man help her save the world, after which she suavely extracts herself from his adoration. "What...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Ahead, Make Her Day | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

Fact is, TV has long been a woman's medium. Movies are guy space. So consider the release next month of Josie and the Pussycats, a live-action version of the comic book and '70s TV cartoon series, and this summer's Tomb Raider, with Angelina Jolie as supervixen Lara Croft. Consider, and savor, the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the all-time top-grossing foreign-language film that was set to hit the $100 million mark at the North American box office last weekend. Ang Lee's martial arts fantasy features two strong women, a 30ish warrior (Michelle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Ahead, Make Her Day | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

...replace it. The one strong number of the night was unadorned but nonetheless weird: Bjork, doing the eerie "I've Seen It All" from "Dancer in the Dark." The Icelandic singer once made a video with "Ren and Stimpy" animator John Kricfalusi, and here she looked like a winsome cartoon character in her meringue-y dress, alternating between a childish singsong and an operatic wail. Really, it might be worth getting rid of the Best Song category altogether, since it's basically been the same five songs for the last 15 years: one piece of Randy Newman hackery, one Disney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Oscars: Where's the Excitement? | 3/23/2001 | See Source »

...Fact is, TV has long been a woman's medium. Movies are guy space. So consider the release next month of "Josie and the Pussycats," a live-action version of the comic book and '70s TV cartoon series, and this summer's "Tomb Raider," with Angelina Jolie as supervixen Lara Croft. Consider, and savor, the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," the all-time top-grossing foreign-language film that was set to hit the $100 million mark at the North American box office last weekend. Ang Lee's martial arts fantasy features two strong women, a 30ish warrior (Michelle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Ahead, Make Her Day | 3/18/2001 | See Source »

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