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Meanwhile, Culkin himself acts precociously. He realizes that casual deadpan in a ten-year-old looks far more sinister than sidelong glances and wicked cackles, and so plays it straight. Culkin's calm in turn forms the perfect foil to the frenzied indignation of Wood, his fearless adversary. Splattered with tomato juice, frenetically pumping squash down the disposal, Wood manages to look far more twisted and dangerous than Culkin ever does. The dynamic of this role-reversal, excellently acted by both Wood and Culkin, generates all the tension in the film. The pair carries the production; all other players...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Killer Culkin | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

...doubt they'll have problems, mainly with Hamas. They will focus on increased terror activities against Israelis. They believe that the best way to foil the deal is to create antagonism to the agreement among the Israelis. We had lately suicide terror acts. It creates problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Oppose the Creation of a Palestinian State | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

...have the aluminum-foil part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's Al Gore? | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...Listen to this requirement for the testing of 'finish, floor, nonbuffing.' 'Cut a two-and-one-half-inch square of aluminum foil of three millimeters thickness minimum, having one side mirror bright. Wash the square with alcohol and air dry. The mirror-bright side should give a spectrum that differs less than 2% transmittance from the standard front-surface test used in the specular reflectants accessory.' " A reporter interjects, "Why don't we do this later?" Gore says, "This will just take a second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's Al Gore? | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...sole candidate. Every opposition group in the country, including the Muslim Brotherhood, refuses to endorse him. As election time approaches, Mubarak is talking vaguely about reform. In a recent speech he called for more cooperation "between all political forces" in order to "surround the abyss of terrorism and foil its plots." His supporters say he intends to resign his party post, in order to try to raise the presidency above politics, and to appoint new, more vigorous ministers to key economic posts in the Cabinet. If the economy continues to stagnate, however, the Islamists can count on the despair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombs in The Name of Allah | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

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