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Although he never had a career in physics or engineering, Judge's training serves him well, for it left him with a scientist's sense of the exact. If Beavis and Butt-head seem unwavering in their testosterone-fueled stupidity, it is because their creator has been meticulous in executing his vision for them. Animators who first come to work on the show are given a long list of dos and don'ts. Judge insists that none of the characters move in any manner suggesting the effete. After rendering the image of a peripheral character shutting a car trunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL, DUDE | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

...sell his stake in a prepackaged bankruptcy in 1991. But competing massage outfits like Healing Hands of New York City are opening up shop, a good sign, says Zanker. "It's a huge market--you know how many backs there are in America? [263,814,032, to be exact]--and we can't possibly do them all." No, but he can sure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASSAGE FOR THE MASSES | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...particular seems to be having emotional problems, and the custody court earlier this month ordered her to be examined by a psychiatrist, TIME has learned. On at least one occasion, the girl refused. Even without the media glare, this latest legal wrangle in the Simpson saga will undoubtedly exact a further psychic toll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAN O.J. STILL BE A DAD? | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...schizophrenic, to be exact--but it's a nice mad, not angry or morose. In a spray of wildly allusive wordplay, David Helfgott natters compulsively, cheerfully, to himself. Popular cinema loves head cases, especially when their condition is as endearing as David's. Because he was once a pianist of great promise, and because his is a true story, Helfgott is an ideal vessel for the awe and pity of the middle-class moviegoer in search of an elevating experience. Shine, an entertaining, way-too-canny Australian film written by Jan Sardi and directed by Scott Hicks, encourages a kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: PIANO FORTE | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Like Lewis, Hanson said he believed this year's contest would be very competitive. He would not predict an exact score, but foresaw a 3-6 point Harvard victory...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Harvard Professors Call The Game | 11/23/1996 | See Source »

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