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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hogue takes this passage as follows: "The great man will be struck down in the day by a thunderbolt, the evil deed predicted by the bearer of a petition: according to the prediction another falls at night time, conflict in Reims, London and pestilence in Tuscany...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: Taking Nostradamus at His Word | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...often these days, investigators come to act like and resemble those they investigate--people who are swayed by money, willing to use any means to their ends, secretive and conspiratorial, convinced of their superior intelligence and rectitude, unable to see anything around them but evil. It all seems to swell and consume everything before them. Can the presidency be that depraved and it go unnoticed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSY IN BED, BUT ALSO IN BERLIN | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...saga fit for a cartoon classic. Plucky kids dream of breathless adventures in a rainbow kingdom. They will be animators, spin magical musical tales for children of all ages and make pots of money in video and burger tie-ins. But standing guard before the cartoon castle is the evil Cruella Di Sney. "The animated-feature franchise is mine, all mine!" she thunders. "Nobody does it better, and nobody better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: THERE'S TUMULT IN TOON TOWN | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...orchestra itself began its program with another piece by Mozart: the Overture to The Magic Flute. One of his last works, composed in the summer of 1791, The Magic Flute tells the tale of lovers in the struggle between good and evil in a magical world. The overture itself begins with a drawn-out progression of three chords, which add an overarching solemnness to the otherwise warm and lighthearted mood of the piece. Mozart develops his musical ideas in a straightforward way, referring only once to the music within the opera. Filling in for BSO Principal Guest Conductor Bernard Haitink...

Author: By Felicia Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Mostly Mozart To Precise Prokofiev: Gripping the Audience | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

...always a good ploy in horror movies that the nanny does evil--she's a trusted figure," he said. "It's just shocking to people...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students' Opinions Mixed on Woodward Verdict | 11/12/1997 | See Source »

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