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...answer?but we do know that it caused a global disaster. In Philadelphia, 7,500 people died of it in two weeks. The supply of coffins ran out; streetcars were used as hearses. Families lay dying in their homes, unable even to stir to feed themselves. Some lingered in delirium for weeks, coughing foamy, blood-tinged sputum, while others were dead within 24 hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cycle of Death | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

...Greek-tragedy and Italian-opera roots: melody-drama, in which emotions too deep to be spoken must be sung. Imagine Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich dancing around the utility company's lawyers while lip-synching a tune sung by Faith Hill, and you have a hint of the divine delirium that is Bollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Bollywood | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

...Greek-tragedy and Italian-opera roots: melody-drama, in which emotions too deep to be spoken must be sung. Imagine Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich dancing around the utility company's lawyers while lip-synching a tune sung by Faith Hill, and you have a hint of the divine delirium that is Bollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Bollywood | 7/15/2002 | See Source »

...brother Jonathan. (The cause of Lewis' death is still hotly debated, though most historians believe it was suicide.) A month after Lewis' death, in a remarkable letter published in May in James Holmberg's Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark, William wrote that, in his final delirium, Lewis would apparently conceive "that he herd me Comeing on, and Said that he was certain [I would] over take him, that I had herd of his Situation and would Come to his releaf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leading Men | 7/8/2002 | See Source »

Finally, one studio plucked up the courage to stand up to the mouse. As much as Shrek was a satirical take on traditional fairy tales from Mother Goose, it accomplished something few studios have done successfully: It lambasted Disney. That spirit of tongue in cheek delirium has translated into one little joy of a DVD release. But aside from the brilliantly playful, wholly computer-generated film, the DVD details all aspects of the film’s production. We are shown how animators assimilate the actors’ mannerisms into their artwork, but we are also treated to glimpses...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A DVD for All Seasons: The Best of What's Around | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

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