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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...poor people," said Mit Sim, head of Pol Pot's bodyguards in northwestern Cambodia until 1994. During a visit to the area last fall, Sim led the way uphill to the remains of Pol Pot's house and pointed out a large rock at the edge of a nearby cliff. "This is where he would come and sit in the evening," said Sim. "When he was depressed he would call me, and I would come sit with him. He drank expensive ginseng tea, and he kept a bottle of Thai whisky, and he would talk about developing the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Butcher Of Cambodia | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

Continue north to Canyon de Chelly (pronounced Shay) National Monument, which offers all the Grand Canyon's splendor minus the traffic, crowds and noise. Inhabited by Indians for about 2,000 years, the canyon has two scenic rim drives with breathtaking views of the multihued canyon and ancient cliff dwellings. All visitors must be accompanied by a Navajo guide for walks, horseback rides and driving tours. The only public access into the canyon without a guide is at the White House Ruins Trail. Lodging options in the area include the Thunderbird Lodge, built around an 1896 trading post, a Holiday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Dig This! | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...make camping out with snakes and scorpions even harder than it already is. On the other hand he has an iron will. Starved and dangerously dehydrated, he resists the tantalizing bribes of food and water that Musa dangles in front of the keyhole opening in the cliff face where Jesus fasts and prays. Crace's tempter, then, is not a flapping, sulfurous devil, only a man whose demons and unactivated angels are part of his nature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Bit Of Gospel Shtick | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...ancient life and Judea's harsh, terrible beauty. Unlike many authors of biblical fiction, he blends his research smoothly into his narrative and adds a leavening pinch of humor. Musa is like a preincarnation of Zero Mostel, especially when he orders flunkies to push a dead donkey over a cliff. Awaiting a sign from God, a surprised and unquestioning Jesus watches the carcass plunge past his cave opening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Bit Of Gospel Shtick | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

Clit Notes. The clitoris is a female sexual organ. The slang term "clit" sounds like "Cliff," the title of a popular series of study aids. The queer community would like you to see the word "clit" in a public setting. This should shock you. Seeing a poster like "Clit Notes" will help accustom you to the notion of overthrowing oppressive paradigms...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Reading `Clit Notes' | 4/3/1998 | See Source »

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