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...austerities of Minimalism were taken to be the drastic and morally bracing purge needed after the increasingly routine, splish-splosh indulgences of the would-be heirs of de Kooning, Pollock et al. One thing that late AbEx clearly showed was that nothing is easier to feign than the marks of intense emotional feeling. Those marks too become conventional signs, like the rococo trills of an energetically dying diva. You may enjoy them, but not as unmediated passion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: A Beauty Really Bare | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...Actually, that's not quite true. I saw 15 minutes of an early episode, and, I'm not kidding, it literally put me to sleep. Which is often a good thing, and if the nice folks at CBS would like to rerun the show at 11:30 p.m. ET (right after the 11 o'clock "Simpsons," thank you very much) I would be most grateful. It was all quite beautiful and quiet, all palm trees and long shots of ocean and people exchanging meaningful glances that meant nothing to me, and I at first thought that Terrence Malick had decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions of a 'Survivor' Virgin | 1/26/2001 | See Source »

...Civil rights Once the sole provenance of the NAACP et al., this umbrella term now includes gay and lesbian rights groups - all of whom share a fervent opposition to Ashcroft. The former senator is opposed to affirmative action and earned the deep distrust of black leaders by toppling the federal appointment of Missouri Supreme Court judge Ronnie White (who is black, and who will reportedly testify at Ashcroft's confirmation hearing). Gay rights groups aren't pleased with Ashcroft either: During Senate debate on the Defense of Marriage Act, Ashcroft, who supported the bill, argued that gay behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Ashcroft: The Man the Left Loves to Hate | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...MINNESOTA at NEW YORK GIANTS, 12:30 p.m. ET...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL Conference Championship Previews | 1/11/2001 | See Source »

...BALTIMORE at OAKLAND, 4:05 p.m. ET...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL Conference Championship Previews | 1/11/2001 | See Source »

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