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...Even more complex, perhaps, is the dilemma posed by the expected crush of tourists at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Built above the site of Christ's crucifixion and tomb, the church has since 1852 been managed according to an uneasy truce imposed on six warring Christian factions by the Ottoman sultan who ruled Jerusalem at the time. Franciscan Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Armenian, Egyptian Coptic, Syrian and Ethiopian sects each jealously guard their portion of the holy site, according the sultan's rules. But there is only one entrance to the church, which the Israeli authorities fear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jerusalem's Cops Play Apocalypse Busters | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...bob53" ph "aasmith"? (All the usernames from here on in have been replaced with pseudo-usernames). What did "minitrof" have to ytalk about with "emclurm" yesterday afternoon? They were chatting for an awfully long time. Does "dewed" have a secret crush on "prinik"? Or is such repeated use of the finger command signify something more benign...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Digital Voyeurism | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

...Simply put, Malkovich is no agreeable Tom Cruise heartthrob. John Malkovich is, fundamentally, creepy. (This isn't just my opinion; I have taken a poll of eight people, and seven agree. The eighth has a crush on him.) John Malkovich doesn't have any of the usual qualities of Hollywood stardom - the symmetrical, chiseled looks, the measured voice, the stolid evenness. Malkovich is bizarre by comparison, with beady eyes at inappropriate moments and a sneer of a voice which sounds more like somebody choking than talking. You can imagine this movie being born out of a stoned conversation about...

Author: By Jared S. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Insane in the Brain | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

...intellectually lazy. He also felt David was prone to manipulation, especially by women--as Linda Patrik's letters seemed to illustrate. "The letters were not very informative," he writes, "but they did make this much clear about Dave's relationship with Linda Patrik: He had a long-term crush on her; his relationship to her was servile." Ted saw David, derisively, as more companion than mate to Linda, "a shoulder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Don't Want To Live Long: Ted Kaczynski | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...Will Ferrel). Undaunted, Mary Katherine longs to be a Hollywood superstar so she can get her first movie-style kiss, preferably from Sky. Opportunity presents itself in the form of a talent contest held at her school. Meanwhile the slightly deranged fellow classmate Slater (Glynis Johns) develops a crush on Mary Katherine...

Author: By Adriana Martinez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SNL to Screen: Superstar is Ghetto | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

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