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...MATH CURSE, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (Viking; $16.99), is a great book for kids still too young to know they hate math. Even the dedication is fiendish: "If the sum of my nieces and nephews equals 15, and their product equals 54, and I have more nephews than nieces, how many nephews and how many nieces is this book dedicated to?" O.K., 9 and 6. But when the teacher, Mrs. Fibonacci, counts "1,1,2,3,5,8,13..." what are the next five numbers in her puzzle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: WONDROUS RIDES | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

...would really be cool if someone could get a bowl of butter up there," said Jon K. Natchez...

Author: By Justin D. Lerer, | Title: Only Two Things Before Graduation? | 12/2/1995 | See Source »

Cornue led the Crimson in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.24, followed by sophomore Eric Matuszak, freshman Jon Samuel and junior David Alpert...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Aquamen Destroy Army, Columbia | 11/20/1995 | See Source »

Most of the hopes and fears of the Crimson seem to lie on the shoulders of that impressive freshman class, led by Alex Kurmakov, Jon Samuel, and Denis Sirringhaus...

Author: By Keiths. Greenawalt, | Title: Swimming Stuck on You(th) in Coming Year of High Hope | 11/16/1995 | See Source »

Copycat, directed by Jon Amiel (The Singing Detective, Sommersby), means to be a Greatest Hits album of atrocities. Its murderer has eyes to replicate the artistry of such superstar psychos as Son of Sam, Jeffrey Dahmer, the Boston and Hillside Stranglers--that crowd. His pursuer is a crafty cop (Holly Hunter). His nemesis is a psychologist (Sigourney Weaver) who studies the serial killer's mentality. And his hero is a recently arrested multiple murderer (cleverly played by saloon crooner Harry Connick Jr. as if he were a more deranged cousin of Jim Varney's goony Ernest character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: ONE SICK CAT | 11/13/1995 | See Source »

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