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The dangerous part now is not the President's distraction by scandal and the prospect of impeachment. The risk lies, rather, in something that the Lewinsky-Rwanda convergence shows: Clinton's willingness to use words as if he did not understand that they have real meanings and consequences, as if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rwandan Tragedy, Lewinsky Farce | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

Without a compelling reason to go on this journey, What Dreams May Come can only provide random scenes that vary in effectiveness. A scene with a mysterious woman in heaven who chose the body of a beautiful Asian because of a fleeting memory from her childhood suggests fascinating possibilities left...

Author: By Jeremy J. Ross, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hell is a Dour Robin Williams; Heaven Can't Stand Him Either | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

The haiku competition is on Friday afternoon. I lead off with a favorite: "Eyes locked. Soul kissing./ Exchanging tongues. I awake/ Singing in Spanish." I win the match. Then I win the bout and advance to the next round. Poet after poet takes the mike. Haikus float by like snowflakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Not Just What You Say, It's How You Say It | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

The great drawback of Broadway is that its moments are fleeting; they float up to the rafters and disappear with the crowd. Hollywood's advantage, of course, is its immortality. In a hundred years, the plays and ballets of Jerome Robbins will be wisps of memory. But West Side Story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Side Potato | 7/31/1998 | See Source »

The Paulks are at the center of a campaign by a coalition of Christian-right groups that placed full-page ads in the New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today last week. The Times ad features a big picture of Anne, who claims to have been saved by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Praying Away the Gay | 7/27/1998 | See Source »

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