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...pursue meant to woo, and to bed meant to wed. Sexual modesty fostered not only a more civil society but also a sexier world. A glimpse of a knee, the graze of a shoulder sent shivers. Delicious! But now women are encouraged to be like men, and what a mess it is. The refined has been replaced by the vulgar, and sex has become just the thing you do on the third date. Is it surprising that girls lack self-esteem, that sexual harassment abounds, that men act like boys and women ultimately sit home alone? If only we could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modestly Provocative | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...pride as an intelligence professional," says Dowell, "and he's hitting back by accusing the CIA operatives dealing with Iraq of being more concerned with advancing their careers than with the real danger posed by Iraq's weapons." That'll teach those cloak-and-dagger boys to mess with a Marine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bitter Ritter Fingers the CIA | 2/23/1999 | See Source »

...impeachment mess reminds me of a William Blake verse: "A truth that's told with bad intent/ Beats all the lies you can invent." It certainly applies to the holier-than-thou Republicans. RICARDO OLARAN Buenos Aires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 22, 1999 | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...future won because Shaquille O'Neal is 26 and Kobe Bryant is 20 and no one is better. The only thing that can mess Bryant up is hearing another 20,000 times that he has the tools to be the next Jordan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New (and Old) NBA | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...critics praising this pseudointellectual, overindulgent mess? Terrence Malick makes his return to the industry he left 20 years ago with this WWII drama which not only is thunderously dull but also completely hollow. Instead of giving us involving drama, Malick shellshocks us with a 3-hour, superficial Discovery Channel special. But the big disappointment is the script--Malick's dialogue is not only empty but just plain silly. Visually stunning, of course, but a resounding failure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THIN RED LINE | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

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