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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Membership in Phi Beta Kappa "looks prestigious," said John A. Amash '98, who added that the ability to mention it on a resume "is the primary benefit...

Author: By Jason C. Tsomides, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 100 Seniors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...upcoming Andy Kaufman film, to be directed by Milos Forman, will rub Carrey's nose in some of these issues. Late in his career, Kaufman orchestrated increasingly bizarre spectacles--onstage fights, misogynistic wrestling matches--in which audiences (not to mention friends and colleagues) were kept in the dark as to what was real and what was an act. "That's why he's such a comedian's comedian," Carrey says. "He never let anybody in on the joke. That's our sickness--the audience has to know we're kidding, otherwise they won't like us. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Don't Laugh | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...laugh or satirizing show business; he will talk about "the core of human existence." Recalling the show's origins, he will say, "I wanted to do a project that dealt in a deeper way with human behavior...I wanted to be more deeply challenged as an artist." He will mention his "steadfast vision" for the show--that it would be a "constant exploration of the characters." Who would guess Shandling was talking about a series whose classic lines include "Sex isn't dirty. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Larry We Loved | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

Unlike some final episodes we could mention, the last Larry Sanders puts all the virtues of the show on display. Larry's talk show is ending as well, and he is nervous about who will appear on the final night. There are some perfect moments of celebrity humiliation: Larry chases Warren Beatty in the parking lot and asks him to be a guest to say goodbye. Beatty says, "I could say goodbye to you now." Larry's needy sidekick, Hank, and his blustering producer, Artie, have always been at the center of the show, and in the last episode...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Larry We Loved | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...includes the ubiquitous tag line "Size Does Matter" and a carefully hyped campaign of secrecy about what the modernized creature looks like. In this age of Titanic expectations, Godzilla will have to bring in more than $200 million in the U.S. alone to be considered a hit. Don't mention to the folks at Sony the words New Coke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: What In The Name Of Godzilla...? | 5/25/1998 | See Source »

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