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...downswing, which produced prodigious tee shots. But sometimes his arms couldn't keep up with the rest of his body, and he'd yank the ball into the rough. Harmon had Woods restrict his hip turn and slow the rotation of his torso on the downswing. He weakened his grip slightly, turning the back of his left hand more square to the target. And as he gained more strength in his forearms, Woods held the clubface square to the target line--with his left wrist slightly bowed--for a crucial split second longer through impact. That produced more consistently straight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Best Got Better: The Game Of Risk | 8/14/2000 | See Source »

Hollywood fat cats, be warned. If you've been relishing the sight of record executives squirming in the grip of Napster, enjoy it while you can; you may soon be squirming yourselves. Using a new technology called DivX, video buffs can now swap copies of The Matrix online the same way audiophiles trade Metallica singles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At The Movies: Next Up: DVDs | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...Despite nine years of sanctions, Saddam is doing pretty nicely, thank you. His grip on power is stronger than ever; he and his cohorts grow rich smuggling goods from Jordan to beat the economic embargo; and the sanctions policy of his worst enemies - the U.S. and Britain - are today the subject of greater Arab hostility than his own odious regime. Sanctions haven't exactly crippled Saddam, but they've put the Iraqi people through hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Undiplomatic Dispatch: Iraq Sanctions Are Nasty, and They Don't Work | 7/25/2000 | See Source »

...almost every stop in his bid for the G.O.P. presidential nomination, Senator John McCain of Arizona asked, "Why can't we get HMO reform? Because the Republicans are in the grip of the insurance companies, and the Democrats are controlled by the trial lawyers." McCain adds today that Congress "can't get anything done [on the Patients' Bill of Rights], so what is Dickie Scruggs doing? He's suing the HMOs. Is Dickie Scruggs doing the right thing? No. But do you blame him? No." Scruggs adds that "we wouldn't have made the progress we've made in civil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Lawyers Running America? | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...Hold On, a tribute to the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. that features singer Mary J. Blige. As for the rest, the music is raucous without being forceful, and Lil' Kim's lyrics are graphic without being erotic. Instead of feeling the rapper's persona come through, one feels the grip of her many producers. Kim may be lil', but she's bigger than this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Blond Has Less Fun | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

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