Word: lies
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jiang Zemin will continue to seek his Emperor's robes. His next hope for greatness may lie outside the economic sphere, in Taiwan. "Jiang wants some kind of date for reunification. Then he will go down in history," says Andy Xie, chief economist for Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong. But moving mountains and changing the weather may prove easier than persuading 22 million Taiwanese that their future is best assured under Emperor Jiang. Until then, WTO may be as good as it gets for the smiling President...
...heart of South African author J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace (Viking; 220 pages; $23.95) lie two rapes--or rather, two scenes of violence, domination and utter disregard for humanity. And although rape is not the true subject of this book, with these parallel violations Coetzee has devised a subtly brilliant commentary on the nature and balance of power in his homeland...
...their field, or is it instead because of the chance licensing of the DOS operating system by IBM for the PC, which led to a massive install base for Windows and all its descendants? The writer continually uses Microsoft's favorite word, "innovation," without realizing that Microsoft's gifts lie not in original thinking or research and development but instead assimilation and adaptation of technologies to the Windows medium, to the exclusion of all others...
...answer may lie in the origins of the phenomenon. Despite the publicity generated by the trading cards, the heart of Pokemon is a handheld game. Start by picking up a palm-size Nintendo Game Boy, insert the proper cartridge and switch it on. Soon, a creature with a lightning-bolt tail bounces through an animated sequence, pops a cute grin and yelps, "Pikachu!" You have met the most popular of the Pokemon, a creature--part cherub and part thunder god--that is the most famous mouse since Mickey and Mighty...
Love--or at least affectionate understanding--conquers all, even (perhaps especially) initial loathing. It's the oldest message of the movies. Flawless carries that lie to new heights of predictability...