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...Although time is running out, South Asian nations may yet get a boost if the U.S. textile industry persuades Washington to restrict clothing imports from China for a few more years. Representatives of several Asian governments are doing their own lobbying in the U.S. capitol, hoping to gain protection for at least three more years. Without special treatment, garment industries in countries such as Nepal are likely to become a free-trade casualty, says exporter Pokhrel: "Death is the only prediction we can make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hanging by a Thread | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...show's loss is also its gain, because rushing to the rescue is the acclaimed Nathan Lane, who originated the role of Max on Broadway, and will replace Dreyfuss for three months. (The good news: based on the first preview, Lane's fabulously manic, archly knowing interpretation is intact.) After his stint, Lane will leave to shoot the movie version of The Producers. The cast has already felt the difference. Says leading lady Leigh Zimmerman, "We've all been ready to move up a gear for a couple of weeks but couldn't. Now with the fire Nathan brings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Comedy of Errors | 10/24/2004 | See Source »

...wishful thinking to downplay a rivalry so extensive that its infamy has spread clear across the country, all the way to the University of Washington where Buckland helped the men’s crew gain national standing...

Author: By Courtney M. Petrouski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson, Huskies Duel on the Charles | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

Though the gain paled in comparison to any of the four 70-plus-yard touchdown outbursts he has rattled off so far this season, calling such a play foreseeable as recently as September would have been foolhardy at best. But as the season has progressed—and defensive coordinators have fixated on stopping the run—Dawson has quietly transformed himself from a one-dimensional weapon into a nuanced threat...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Dawson Could Be Catching On | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

...pseudo-feminist productions. Unfortunately, Ally McBeal this ain’t; the reversed formula simply doesn’t work. Even an actor of Spader’s skill can’t support a show on his own, and the boring characters Kelley surrounds him with fail to gain the audience’s interest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gadfly: The Week in Buzz | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

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