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Word: magically (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...grew to know a vibrant culture, and I grew to admire a group of people who had neither interest in nor need for "white man's magic"--education. When I wanted to read, the kids suggested that we play basketball--all 50 of us--and usually the kids...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: A Teacher Learns a Lesson of His Own | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...real consensus that emerged was how much we still need to learn. The experts warned that not enough is known about the risks and benefits of long-term Ritalin use; that there is too little communication between doctors, teachers and parents; and that a pill alone is no magic bullet. Some combination of behavioral therapy and medication seems to be most helpful for children with the severest problems, but there is no data to determine what combinations work best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age Of Ritalin | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...Before Sunday, no one was willing to take the assignment.) In coming months, the CIA will return to the drawing board to dream up another covert-action plan involving clandestine funds, recruitment among disgruntled military officers and stepped-up propaganda. But White House officials concede that "there's no magic pill there. You just don't run in and throw some secret things at Saddam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Out Saddam | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...dubbed Monsters, Inc., about the creatures living beneath a child's bed. DreamWorks is hoping for Antz-size success with Shrek, set for 2000 and featuring an ogre who pines for a beauty (some things never change). Universal is working on a Frankenstein project with CGI pioneer Industrial Light & Magic. Warner Bros. is readying The Iron Giant, about a machine that befriends a boy in 1950s Maine. And although both of Disney's '99 releases, Tarzan and Fantasia 2000, use traditional animation, each will contain elements created largely by computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Animators, Sharpen Your Pixels | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...lives only for the pop standards her dear dead dad loved. Turns out she has an eerie gift for mimicking Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and other ghosts of chanteuses past. So a local talent scout (Michael Caine) thrusts the kid onstage for her, and the film's, moment of magic. Horrocks' metamorphosis from starling to star is worth cherishing. But stay around for Caine's bilious rendition of Roy Orbison's It's Over--screw-you show biz at its most show-bizarre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Little Voice | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

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