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...referring to the theater, but he could just as easily be talking about the block as a whole--which begs the question of whose memories you take as your signpost. Rudolph Giuliani's? Those of the kids who used to watch kung-fu movies in the old New Amsterdam? John Barrymore's? With the mix of live and canned entertainment, shopping, restaurants and tourist attractions, and with the hoped-for blend of high, middle and low brow, 42nd Street's caretakers are aiming to re-create the traditional ambiance and uses of 42nd Street in a late-'90s context. Since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIRACLE ON 42ND ST. | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

LeAnn Rimes, the country singing sensation, has a surprisingly firm handshake for a 14-year-old girl. We're not talking a G.I. Joe kung fu grip, but her handclasp, by way of greeting, is strong, confident and direct. When she has hold of your hand, you know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: BLUE-CHIP KID | 3/10/1997 | See Source »

...fund raiser John Huang's activities seemed to be taking a holiday break. Trie, 48, has played a small but supporting role in Clinton's life for more than a decade. The two men met when Trie ran a Chinese restaurant located near the Capitol in Little Rock named Fu Lin (in Chinese, it can mean "enrich your neighbor"). Clinton became a regular at Fu Lin, which hosted an unusually generous luncheon buffet. A friendship sprouted, and Clinton named Trie to the Arkansas State fire extinguisher board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A FRIEND IN NEED | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

Center for International Affairs Student Council; Hillel; Dunster Kung Fu Movie Club; Harvard Human Crisis Watch; Beastie Boys Fan Club...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1997 CANDIDATES FOR HARVARD & RADCLIFFE CLASS MARSHALS | 10/1/1996 | See Source »

...male stars have other reasons. Employment is one. David Carradine, the Kung Fu TV veteran who 20 years ago won critical raves for Bound for Glory but now is more likely to be found scaring coeds in Ray's Evil Toons, says, "Doing DTV films is dangerous for me as a mainstream actor. But I like the taste of danger." Don ("the Dragon") Wilson likes the taste of money. The kick-boxing star had six films released in 13 months, and claims to make $250,000 per. "I tell people I'm not an actor; I'm an action star...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THERE'S GOLD IN THAT THERE SCHLOCK | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

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