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While they were a slightly more subdued crowd, the Democrats were not to be outdone in the category of sardonic humor...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: GOP and Dem Parties Turn Into Tense Affairs | 11/8/2000 | See Source »

...good thing about being at TIME this year is that I've been surrounded by similar junkies. Nation editor Priscilla Painton, who would overdose on her charming intensity if she didn't have such a good sense of humor, has turned her office into a war room where ideas are smartly debated and assignments juggled. Executive editor Steve Koepp, a calmer soul, provides a nice combination of wisdom and imagination in bringing the ideas to fruition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summing It All Up | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...most powerful performances of the film. In his first real foray into the realm of drama, he successfully proved all the cynics wrong, putting his acting skills on display through his portrayal of the allegorical Bagger Vance. Blending an air of wisdom with a mischievious sense of humor, Bagger is easily the most fascinating character in the film, and Smith's performance is a pleasant surprise. As for the always-tantalizing Charlize Theron? She enhances the role of Adele by giving the character two distinct layers of complexity. At times, we see her clever, manipulative side, using her feminine sensibilities...

Author: By Richard Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Legend' of the Fall | 11/3/2000 | See Source »

Today's books about puberty, which are leavened with humor (see the bathing-suit story in It's a Girl Thing), can help parents get started. Screen them first, share them with your daughter, then get in the car and start driving. That way, you won't have to look at each other when it's time to talk about pubic hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What To Tell Your Daughter | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...other day who had no sense of humor. None. The chip was missing, as in an alien who cannot weep or fall in love. I tried to banter with him. He flat-lined. His face stared back in blank, serene incomprehension. For an instant I had a flash of Henny Youngman trying to get a laugh out of Eleanor Roosevelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pity the Poor Soul Who Lives Without Laughter | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

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