Word: leaning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Travolta, who turned 44 last month, shows few signs of age save a bulkier frame than his lean disco-daddy build in the '70s. He's choosing a wider range of roles now, from a simpleton security guard in Mad City to a hotshot yuppie lawyer in the upcoming drama A Civil Action. After a spring break, he may appear with wife Kelly Preston in a military thriller, The General's Daughter. And there's a good chance he'll play Frank Sinatra in a Dean Martin biopic to be directed by Martin Scorsese...
...gooey brownies aren't for everyone. Cristy Castellano '99 prefers a less caloric meal, "Healthy Choice of course," she says. Lean Cuisine, another brand for the health-conscious consumer, has earned the praise of certain Harvard students. "I don't really eat [frozen dinners], but on occasion I eat Lean Cuisine TM Angel Hair Pasta Primavera," confides Nora H. Zimmett...
With these numbers, it's not surprising that the district's voters have long had a certain leftward lean about them...
...lots of snow. True Romance (1993). A CP favorite; check out Gary Oldman as the pimp. Witness (1985). Kelly McGillis. The bathing scene. Gun Crazy (1950). Lovers on the lam; a cult classic. Brief Encounter (1945). Strangers on a train platform. A very British romance. Summertime (1955). David Lean. Katharine Hepburn. Venice. Casablanca (1942). Speaks for itself. Breathless (1959). The Godard original, please. Almost makes you want to be French. Betty Blue (1986). French too; a very very sexy movie. An Affair to Remember (1957). Okay, ladies, it's your day. But come...
...Americans seem to lean cautiously toward bombing, as long as it's legal. A TIME/CNN poll shows that 60% want the U.N. to authorize the use of force and only 38% think the U.S. should go it alone. If Clinton does send in the planes, 71% of those polled believe it will be because it is in the best interest of the nation, not to divert attention from Washington scandals. The real gut check for Clinton would come if several days of bombing failed to change the fundamental equation. Saddam, his weapons of mass destruction and his Republican Guard would...