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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although clearly proud of his work in Michael Collins, Neeson appears to be weighed down by the career expectations--his own as well as others'--that have enveloped him since Schindler's List. "Eighty-five percent of the movies I see depress me," he confesses. "I get to page 25 of a script, and I think, I don't know why the hell they want me for this. I call it the blessing and the curse of Schindler's List--the blessing of having done it and the curse of having to compare everything I see to that standard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: A STAR IS FINALLY BORN | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...reasons GHB is so popular is that it is easily home-brewed in basement chemistry labs; instructions can be found in libraries or on the Internet. The drug, even in its purest form, is odorless and nearly tasteless. It can quickly depress the respiratory system, particularly when mixed with alcohol. The risk is that not enough oxygen gets to the brain, triggering both unconsciousness and loss of memory. "A substance that knocks out the victim and leaves her with amnesia makes the perfect agent for date rape," says Michael Ellis, director of the Southeast Texas Poison Center. Unfortunately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIQUID X | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

...that Nearly God is an acquired taste. Tricky isn't the most cheerful of musicians. One of the album's best tracks, the somber and deeply funky love ballad "Poems" won't necessarily put the listener in the mood: This is the kind of make-out music designed to depress Peter Murphy fans. But Nearly God's ambition, the stark beauty of its musical landscapes and its willingness to explore the complex motives behind what we call love are just compensation. The album is a brilliant antidote to the makeshift angst of Jewel and Alannis...

Author: By Daley C. Haggar, | Title: Tricky Reaches Near Perfection With Nearly God | 9/19/1996 | See Source »

...said he was confident that he'd win the election outright in the first round by capturing 50% of the vote, it told us again that you can only lead politicians so far," says Dresner. "The only real threat to victory was a low turnout, and Yeltsin helped depress it by giving voters a reason to take the day off. If they thought Yeltsin's victory was a done deal, as he himself had indicated, why bother voting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RESCUING BORIS | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

...Yeltsin's prediction of a first-round victory so huge that a runoff wouldn't be necessary. "Believe what you want," says Dresner, "but there is never any justification for hype like that unless you're out to depress the turnout, which is the exact opposite of what we were trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RESCUING BORIS | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

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