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...More subtle, but just as interesting, was the appointment of Slimane in the first place. Cerebral and reserved, Slimane couldn't be more dissimilar to Galliano, the buoyant, effusive man who has spent the last four years tearing down the image of Dior and rebuilding to fit a vision uniquely his own. Slimane achieved fame in fashion circles in 1996 with his sleek, sexy designs for the Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche men's label. His clothes are unique in men's wear-slim leather coats, narrow suits and sheer shirts-subtle and elegant pieces that focus more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Born-Again Christians | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

...with a plan to improve the world, he invents the Pay It Forward plan. His idea is to do good deeds for three people, each of whom does the same for three more individuals and so on--until, presumably, peace is established in the Middle East. This is not dissimilar to Frank Capra's John Doe movement and, indeed, the movie ends on a populist-sentimental note that's in Capra's vein, but shamelessly so. It's Capra-corn without the Capra craft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Good Intentions, Bad Film | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

...begun to realize that Harvard's needs and the city's needs aren't that dissimilar," Galluccio says. "Harvard benefits just as much by diversity and neighborhood stability...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It Takes Two: Harvard and Cambridge Forget Their Differences and Unite to Build Affordable Housing | 10/4/2000 | See Source »

...made his first million before age 21. While pizza franchises were popping up all across America during the late '70s, he came to believe that if Thais were exposed to pizza, they would like it. "I operate on the belief that, fundamentally, we're all more similar than dissimilar," he says. He built on his success with Pizza Hut by landing franchises for Mister Donut, Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen and Burger King. Then he added seven hotels to his empire, including Bangkok's Marriott Royal Garden Riverside. He also distributes Esprit clothing and Red Earth cosmetics and other consumer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand's Big Cheese | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...common lesson to be learned from these apparently dissimilar incidents is that under no circumstances can police be encouraged--by politicians or police leaders or acquiescence from the community--to tolerate lowering of constitutional guidelines in order to reduce crime. Legal rules such as the Miranda guidelines are intended to curb police excesses. But those guidelines seem to disappear in the heat of an adrenaline rush and fear. Only constant supervision and training can prevent abuses and mistakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York: The Legacy of Detective Sipowicz | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

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