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...movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, about a chess prodigy, also inspires. Although Bruce Pandolfini, one of the most experienced chess teachers in the world (played by Ben Kingsley in the movie), concedes that the flick may have given chess a boost, he points out that the game would never last without the deep satisfaction it can deliver. "If you find something you're good in, it explodes across your whole life," he explains. "You feel that if you're good at one thing, you can be good at almost anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Check Mates | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

Horowitz’s appearance brought out a surprisingly large audience for a politically apathetic campus, according to BU student Aram M. Fischer...

Author: By Zachary Z Norman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Horowitz Addresses Overflowing Crowd | 4/3/2001 | See Source »

...become the target of criticism herself. Fellow Greens in the European Parliament have called her a "mischief-maker" and a "pain in the neck" and even demanded her expulsion from the party. Despite such censure, Schröder remains undeterred. "In contrast to [German Foreign Minister Joschka] Fischer & Co., my political statements are firmly grounded in the Green manifesto," she contends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Lose Friends and Influence People | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...meat labeling into just two categories: organically grown food and products that meet minimum-quality levels. A poll taken after she had been in the job just one month showed her to be the third-most popular politician in Germany after Schröder and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Greener Pastures | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...prosecutor's office said it will investigate allegations that Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer lied during the trial of convicted murderer Hans-Joachim Klein. Fischer had denied any contact with members of the violent Red Army Faction in the 1970s. But he allegedly later conceded that he could not rule out having had contact with Red Army Faction member Margrit Schiller. A parliamentary committee now has to decide whether Fischer's immunity will be lifted if the investigation leads to a formal charge against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

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