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Williams ended the official performance with the popy "Change the Locks," as if almost to quiet down the frenzy of the crowd. But she reappeared a few minutes later to ignite another flame. This time it was fueled with pure blues and folk, from Kate Wolf to Howlin' Wolf. "Come to me baby, slide a little love to me," she huskily faded...

Author: By Teri Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lucinda Williams Sings the Blues | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...your fumbling attempts to shove bullets into an unwieldy cartridge punctuated by rapid fire. It is even more heart-pounding to raise the loaded weapon, lower the safety, point and shoot. It's hard to know just how far to squeeze the trigger before the gun will fire, spitting flame with a rough bark and jerking back violently...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: Shooting the Breeze | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

WASHINGTON: Children's pajamas are flame-retardant ?- maybe airplanes should be too. That?s the brilliant conclusion the FAA has finally come to in the wake of the crash of Swissair flight 111. The agency, expecting new tests to show that the insulation in the bodies of almost all of the world's 12,000 passenger jets may catch fire when exposed to heat, officially recommended that the planes be retrofitted with new flame-retardant insulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fire in the Sky | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

Culture yourself by taking a brisk walk over to the Carpenter Center to see the VES Visiting. Faculty Art Exhibition. Works from highlighting video instillation queen Joan Jonas, Susan Meiselas's photographs of carnival stripers and Sheldon Cohen's bewitching animation make this exhibit home of the real flame of creativity at Harvard. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 24 Quincy Street. 495-3251. FREE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LISTINGS | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

Cape Town, the capital city where Nelson Mandela made his first public speech after his release from 27 years of imprisonment, is the focal point of South Africa's celebration. In the harbor on Robben Island, where Mandela spent most of his internment, an eternal flame of freedom will be lighted during a ceremony that will be televised around the world. "We are planning a message of light and of hope," says David Jack, who heads the Waterfront Project, one of the world's most ambitious dockland developments. The 15-year, $500 million undertaking, which includes five-star hotels, restaurants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Will You Be...December 31, 1999? | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

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