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Sami: Kent is the name of a guy, a loser guy from the '70s. It's a Swedish first name, like Kent Johanasson. It was always that guy who drove a moped and was the coolest guy in school and had a jean jacket with patches, but nowadays he's just a loser, a junkie...

Author: By Joshua Derman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

Beverly Hills doesn't look like a combat zone. Rodeo Drive screams money, not mayhem. But sweetie, kiss-kiss, get out your designer flak jacket, because there's a war going on in Hollywood, and Wilshire Boulevard is ground zero. Taking up a position at one end is Michael Ovitz, the former uber-agent who repped Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks before quitting for a short-lived tenure as president of Disney. Four miserable years later, he's back from exile, offering his services as a manager and raiding clients from Creative Artists Agency, the firm just a mile away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Clash Of The Titans | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...feel that song? I want you all to put your hands in the air!" she said as she took off her jacket and was joined by four dancers to perform with her on stage...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Former Fresh Prince Star Performs | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

...covers of books in this genre are too often tarted up with sensational titles and exaggerated claims. But once you get beyond the dust jacket, much of the advice, while hardly earthshaking, tends toward the irrefutable. Who doesn't believe that you're likely to live longer if you eat in a healthy fashion and exercise sensibly? Dipping into these pages can be like having a personal trainer. Whatever your age, they make you feel like jumping out of your chair and running a lap or two. Each author has a favorite technique. But those looking for a miracle will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Coming Of Age | 1/18/1999 | See Source »

...took baths together; Larry says he would have known. And, he says, there was no killing. Both young brothers were riding with their dad, Larry says. There was a fight in front of the Golden Dragon. "A man was down. Dad got out, and someone gave him a jacket to put under the guy's head." End of incident. Skeeter Garcia-Innocenti, then one of Marvin's riding students and now a Salinas police clerk, says there is no record of any such attempted holdup and death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Horse of a Different Color | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

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