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Europeans who stumbled into Rwanda a century ago found a country ruled by tall, willowy Tutsi cattle lords under a magical Tutsi king, while darker- skinned, stockier Hutu farmers tended the land, grew the food, kept the Tutsi clothed and fed. They lived in symbiotic harmony. "They were a reasonably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why? the Killing Fields of Rwanda | 5/16/1994 | See Source »

Despite some of the disappointments the team has endured this season, Porter will leave the team contented.

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: Porter to Play Last Game at Harvard | 5/5/1994 | See Source »

Roberto Barrera is out in the cold. "Todas las cosas en la cocina estan rotas," he says. Everything in the kitchen is broken. Shrouded in blankets, he is sitting on a brick fence across from Van Nuys High School. The school is putting people up, but he will not go...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Los Angeles: Tales of the City | 1/31/1994 | See Source »

Not very romantic, demur critics. Fair enough. Shoring up marriages may well - require less infatuation and more responsibility. Church and synagogue programs that encourage engaged couples to discuss with each other, before they tie the knot, who will attend to the children, who will control the bank account and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make Marriage Matter | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

The 1950s is remembered more for its sociology than for its politics. After a decade of depression and four years of war, the nation was hell-bent on normality. Neither the Korean conflict nor McCarthyism could distract Americans from their rush to claim a place in the rapidly expanding middle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golden Oldies | 7/19/1993 | See Source »

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