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...ideological campaign against a guy who's nonideological; he's complaining about being usurped by a fake who is riding a public wave of reform; he has gone negative against a candidate who seems to fear nothing but who owes his success so far to a happy willingness to confess everything. Finally, Bush is relying on the party's right wing to save him from a candidate from the radical center. If there is one state where this might work, it is South Carolina, where a third of the voters describe themselves as religious conservatives--compared with about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain's Moment | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

...conveys the amorality of Orton's society. And that really is the true genius of Loot: that devil-may-care attitude to any sense of right and wrong or to any constancy at all. None of the characters try too hard to hide their crimes, and they very readily confess it to whomever is interested. The gay lover, Dennis, as played by a very earnest and sympathetic Sean Dugan, easily declares his love for Fay and his wish to marry her. And in this amoral world, all the criminals of the conspiracy end up with money and huge laughs, whilst...

Author: By Cheryl Chan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Laughter at the Loeb: Orton There's a Hoot | 2/11/2000 | See Source »

...association have begun moving online, working to put together virtual-flea-market sites like Fleamarket.com And even diehard thrift-shop mavens are becoming reconciled to the fact that the future belongs to eBay. "You can't stop the wheels from turning," sighs Hoff. "In fact, I have to confess: I just bought something on eBay this morning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside eBay.com: The Attic of e | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...confess; I am not a true indie rock queen. I do not have short, spiky, bleached-blonde hair filled with little barrettes. I do not own Pavement's Slanted And Enchanted. I do not smoke cloves. I rather dislike tea. However, I wear thick black-rimmed glasses. I own a pair of Saucony shoes. I prefer vintage clothing to the mall. I own Sebadoh's Bubble And Scrape. On cassette. I knew about Belle and Sebastian during their If You're Feeling Sinister days. I have my cartilage pierced...

Author: By Annie K. Zaleski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Concert Review: Daze of Our Nights | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...must confess that our association with FM has not been entirely without its perks. Last spring we did receive invitations to attend an FM Dinner Party, co-hosted by J.P. and his mate, a precocious FM comper named Frances Tilney. We gathered, along with the magazine s executive board, in a lovely Currier House common room...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Groupies | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

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