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...This mix of jealousy and wounded pride proves a dangerous intoxicant; Bartelby later rebukes God, drunk with self-importance. It is this egotism that is God's foe, growing stronger with every ill-conceived rationalization Bartelby spews, until it is of Luciferian proportions. Not until the theophany of the last scene does the sight of the kind, matriarchal God reminds us that Bartelby's self-deification is something other than prideit is frustration with the fact that God loves him differently than She loves man. And we feel for Bartelby,, who is at last a soulful child, vying...

Author: By Nate P. Gray, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jesus Saves, Dogma Scores on the Rebound | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

...without the wall? For decades, the ugly scar across the face of Berlin offered a navigational beacon to the governments of the world. It reminded them of who they were and who they were not, and differentiated friend from foe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wall That Defined Us | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, who feared the Rodhams were being manipulated by Shevardnadze's foe, told the brothers in September that they should dump the hazelnut deal. The Rodhams resisted. The White House tried again, and according to officials, this time the brothers backed down. But in a recent interview, Tony would say only that he's "restructuring" the venture and complains that he and Hugh are victims of a pro-Shevardnadze disinformation campaign. Tony wouldn't say whether he had money invested in the venture or was acting on behalf of others; Hugh said he has no money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Hillary's Brothers Driving Off Course? | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Megawati's followers were talking about revolution, while some of Habibie's [Muslim] followers were talking about a jihad," says Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a senior adviser to Habibie. A compromise had to be found, and Wahid was its vehicle. "He plays high-class politics beautifully--with both friends and foes," says Ahmad Suhelmi, lecturer in politics at the University of Indonesia. Wahid's first task will be to reconvert Megawati from a foe back into a friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia's Odd Couple | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...help of a five-point run. The Crimson got stuck in some rotations where the passing simply broke down, and so did its consistency. However, with the help of some key blocks the Crimson was able to overcome a subpar .146 hitting percentage and finish its Ivy League foe...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Sweeps Dartmouth, Still First in Ivy | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

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