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...read it, probably hundreds of times through to pay attention to how all of those things work. Sometimes even changing the angle of a character's eyebrow can really, seriously alter the effect and overall interpretation of a scene. And the insertion of a pause or a cough or a sniff, and all these things that we do in conversation, can bring it to life in a strange way. All of these things are patently obvious to any film editor, because there are so many more people interested in working with film, and there have been for decades. They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q and A With Comicbook Master Chris Ware | 9/1/2000 | See Source »

...also has two competitors on his tail. MyFreeCar.com also in San Francisco, pays drivers $350 a month to use their own wheels but hopes to find advertisers who will cough up free cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Wrap Your Car in an Ad for $400? | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...most common adulterants in such pills are aspirin, caffeine and other over-the-counters. (Contrary to lore, fake e virtually never contains heroin, which is not cost-effective in oral form.) But the most insidious adulterant--what all eight of the Oakland ravers took--is DXM (dextromethorphan), a cheap cough suppressant that causes hallucinations in the 130-mg dose usually found in fake e (13 times the amount in a dose of Robitussin). Because DXM inhibits sweating, it easily causes heatstroke. Another dangerous adulterant is PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine), an illegal drug that in May killed two Chicago-area teenagers who took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is...A Pill?: The Science: The Lure Of Ecstasy | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

Persuading voters to cough up more taxes is never easy. Last fall, when TIME visited Webster Groves High School in suburban St. Louis, Mo., for a special report, "A Week in the Life of a High School" (Oct. 25, 1999), school officials were anxiously plotting to put a tax increase and a new $10 million bond levy before the town's voters this spring. Altogether, the two measures, earmarked to pay for building repairs and a teacher-salary hike, would add $290 to the annual tax bill of a $144,000 home. Last month both issues passed--58% approved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Door-to-Door Instruction | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...going to hurt me to say this. Really hurt. Yet after the Lakers' second straight loss to those spunky kids from Sacramento two nights ago, it must be said. Cough Cough. The New York Knicks will Cough Cough, beat the Los Angeles Lakers in six games for the NBA title this June...

Author: By Barat Samy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Knicks Can Take the Lakers | 5/4/2000 | See Source »

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