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Also late in the contest, in the 82nd minute, sophomore forward Jon Oslowski made an impressive block of a Brown free kick from midfield...
Editors Philip Elmer-DeWitt and Charles P. Alexander, along with senior reporter Barbara Maddux, had a lot of fun matching writer and question. Jon Krakauer, best-selling author of Into Thin Air, handles "Will There Be Any Wilderness Left?" while Peter Benchley (of Jaws fame) addresses the consequences of overfishing in "What Will Be the Catch of the Day?" Richard Preston, who wrote The Hot Zone, muses about "What New Things Are Going to Kill Me?" while Dr. David Ho weighs the chances for an AIDS vaccine. Three of our staff members--Christine Gorman, Michael Lemonick and Jeffrey Kluger--tackle...
...songs on the album, Apple is far better at hitting her targets. When the Pawn Hits... has been artfully produced by Jon Brion, who helps give the CD a carefully ornate sound that's intimate yet rich. Lyrically, Apple is full of fury: at her past, at her lovers, at herself. In To Your Love she sings, "It's hard enough even trying to be civil to myself." In Limp she mocks, "It won't be long till you'll be/ Lying limp in your own hands." She knows there are things about her that put people she loves...
...Jon Krakauer is the author of Into Thin Air and Into the Wild
...maybe just sitting home and watching TV isn't such a bad idea. Perhaps we should leave this NYE-Y2K to panels of reveling pundits discussing whether they're having fun yet. Or how about tuning in to some Extreme Reveling? Jon Krakauer Presents: America's Most Dangerous Galas. Experience, from the safety of your own La-Z-Boy, just how dangerous an unfurled noisemaker can be in a violent windstorm at 75[degrees] below zero...