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Dates: during 1990-1999
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SONG: Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 5, 1999 | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...that it aims to tell the world's story over the past 100 years. That is somewhat misleading. What the documentary does, in fact, is offer a smattering of global drama all in the context of a one-man show--sometimes staid, sometimes engaging--starring Uncle Sam, a character free-thinking, dysfunctional, glorified, triumphant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: A Global One-Man Show | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...laden executives in mind, not the masses in tax-deferred retirement plans. They also require a minimum investment of $500,000 and a net worth of $1 million. It's a select crowd, for sure, and that bugs me. Diversification is a huge issue for all investors. If tax-free diversification for the rich is allowed to stand--and, frankly, even if it isn't--the time has come to ease restrictions on company-contributed shares in 401(k) plans. The average 401(k) account with employer stock contributions has 55% of its assets in the employer's stock. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spread Your Bets | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...bring down the energy level, I began twiddling my thumbs. There I am in the clouds, free of all earthly distraction, when I notice that the phone in front of me has a data port. You can send a fax from 35,000 ft. Or check e-mail. The entertainment guide has two pages of instructions, in four languages, and three more pages on the personal video monitors in first-class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nothing Means Something | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...owners, please don't buy that leash-on-a-reel thing that takes up 40 ft. of sidewalk. Save yourself some money: let your dog run free and use a large stick to trip people with instead. And why do you get offended when I refer to your dog as "it"? Was I supposed to be checking out its genitals the whole time? Or am I just supposed to get some kind of feminine vibe from your bulldog's strut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why I Hate Dogs | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

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