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Evil is the Bad hardened into the absolute. Good and evil contend in every mind. Evil comes into its own when it crosses a line and commits itself and hardens its heart, when it becomes merciless, relentless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Evil | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

...BOOKS: A merciless biography of Nancy Reagan sparks fierce debate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

While the tournament ended on a strong note, a merciless 14-4 shellacking of Princeton that resembled a scrimmage, the Crimson had its share of troubles earlier that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Water Polo Goes 2-2 | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...also unreal -- an action-adventure that, like most movies, was divided into three chapters, with decisive turning points: 1) the Iraqi invasion and the buildup of coalition forces; 2) the onset of the air war; and 3) the ground war and its denouement. The victory came with such merciless ease that on the winners' side, the deeper levels of experience (nobility, sacrifice, endurance and so on) were not engaged. The victors now celebrate mostly their relief that they have escaped what might have been. By the Fourth of July, the glorious moment will seem a long time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Moment for the Dead | 4/1/1991 | See Source »

...GRIFTERS. Cold and merciless as an assassin's blade, this adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1963 novel traces the slug tracks of three con artists who play their deadliest tricks on one another. Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening make two splendid carnivores; John Cusack, as the man trying to tame them, naturally gets devoured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Feb. 4, 1991 | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

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