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Seinfeld scored best with riffs on the perils of staying up late (night guy vs. morning guy) and extreme sports ("What's the point of helmets in skydiving?"). Even the master himself occasionally flubbed, however, as with a moldy one-liner asking, What's so great about Australia's shark-infested Great Barrier Reef? Predictably--but sadly--the loudest roars came when Seinfeld agreed to impersonate characters from his show, including Costanza, Kramer and Newman. A crowd pleaser, but not exactly groundbreaking stuff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As for the Old Master... | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

...good idea when the fiercest E. coli was ordinary E. coli; with O157 at large, it's even more important. Parents should take similar precautions when changing diapers, and diaper-age babies should not go into swimming pools. Even in wading pools, toddlers should wear a waterproof bathing-suit liner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy Of An Outbreak | 8/3/1998 | See Source »

...Pacific Northwest. This Tristan is being staged by Francesca Zambello, whose penchant for scandalizing stodgy opera buffs with a startling blend of flashy theatrics and unabashed feminism has made her the most controversial opera director of her generation. "Tristan's ship," Zambello explains gleefully, "is a huge ocean liner that has Isolde in the middle--as if she's in a womb or a prison--and the lower deck is an engine room with sweaty bodies. When I saw the set, I thought, 'People are just going to freak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Francesca Zambello: Rattling the Cage | 8/3/1998 | See Source »

...into their culture -- they're not carried on the site's English-language section, although the latter does offer valuable insights into the character of Chinese leaders. But those concerned about human rights, of course, are unlikely to take much comfort in the news that Li Peng, the hard-liner who ordered the Tiananmen Square crackdown, "is a good helper and often does some housework...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Say 'Eh,' Chinese Advised | 6/26/1998 | See Source »

...songwriters don't stop at that song. The liner notes of the Brooks and Dunn greatest hits album tell the story of two cowboys on the trail, who meet up with a woman who not only shoots better than they do, she knows how to get to the next town when her companions don't. But her capability and brains don't detract one bit from her red-haired beauty...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: A Cowboy's Kind of Girl | 4/28/1998 | See Source »

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