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Before he was hauled away to a 9-ft. by 7-ft. cell in the Brioni-free confines of the Marion Federal Prison in Illinois, John Gotti apparently had a favorite word: parameters. It is a word he uses more than half a dozen times within the course of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide: | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

At times in the past two months, it has seemed that San Diego, a sleepy military beach town of about a million people, has been burdened with far more than any city should have to bear. At times I wonder, "What did we do to deserve this?" and then I...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Non-Conventional Wisdom | 8/6/1996 | See Source »

"Joe's Apartment" has the look and feel of a short film stretched out to feature length and therefore cannot sustain the audience's interest: the writers simply didn't work hard enough at filling in the gaps. The roaches--they are the flying variety, for all you critter hobbyists...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: MTV Flick Grows Old Quick | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

On the downside was a pointless parade of contributing pundits, who appeared in mix-and-match threesomes and contributed little but air-filling babble, and the channel's nonstop, near evangelical promotion of the Internet, where it has a Website. The partnership of NBC and Microsoft holds the promise of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW NEWS BREAKS IN | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

There are the career books: Women Lawyers, by Mona Harrington, and the Princeton Review's Guide to Careers. It has always comforted me to read other people's advice, even when (as in the guide), it entails filling out quizzes and saying that my work style and interests are "blue...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Summer Offers Time for Pleasure Reading | 7/16/1996 | See Source »

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