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Why, then, does one suspect that Roberts has been more lucky than smart? Because there is an emptiness at the core of her charm. You will look in vain for, say, the weary beauty of Michelle Pfeiffer, the elfin intensity of Winona Ryder, the resilient wit of Jodie Foster, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

Now that the shield has become a storm, Schwarzkopf is running the show as commander of the allied forces. Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson, fancying themselves cunning battlefield tacticians, liked to direct their generals hither and thither. George Bush, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell know better. Desert Storm, says Cheney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Commander: Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf On Top | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

If you didn't happen to catch that tale, but would like to, you are probably the kind of reader who would savor the unlikely hybrids and saucy aromas of Russell Lucas' Bombay streets. A London bank manager for many of his 61 years, the Anglo-Indian Lucas makes his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heat And Lust: EVENINGS AT MONGINI'S AND OTHER STORIES by Russell Lucas | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

When George Bush took office, he and his advisers, notably including Baker, groped for a policy no one could call Gorbocentric, one that would work equally well no matter who was on the other end of the hot line. The result was a nonpolicy. The Administration was so determined to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad: The Personality Factor | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

But if fortune favors the brave, it can also favor the cunning and prudent. Faced with losses from Sky of nearly $4 million a week and beset by British Satellite Broadcasting, a well-financed but smaller competitor losing four times as much, Murdoch this month negotiated a merger ofthe rival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Fortune to The Brave and Canny | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

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