Search Details

Word: metropolises (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Like so much in this harsh world, Babe the sweet-souled, stouthearted pig worked better as a surprise than he does as a sequel. You can't blame the little porker; fame has not gone to his head. But his handlers, led by director George Miller, have succumbed to a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Dark Meat | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

While visiting the desert metropolis of Las Vegas for a weekend, I was appalled by the amount of money being blown by casino owners like Steve Wynn who aim to duplicate the world's most famous locales [SHOW BUSINESS, Oct. 26]. I've been going to Vegas for more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 16, 1998 | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

During the last week of 1999, much of the rejoicing in this vibrant metropolis will be expressed musically. Beethoven, Strauss (Richard and both Johanns) and Berlioz will be featured on classical programs around the city. At the tall Funkturm, the city's radio tower, swing, pop and disco musicians will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Will You Be...December 31, 1999? | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

I have no evidence yet that it does, because even in my (temporary) move to a metropolis supposedly filled with the species, I have yet to meet a bona fide real person who was born after 1972. If you are one, please drop me a line. I want to know...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POSTCARD FROM MANHATTAN | 7/10/1998 | See Source »

Rumor: Giuliani enjoys wearing dresses, platinum blond wigs and high heels. Fact: The mayor does not "enjoy" appearing in drag. He dons female apparel whenever possible only because it is his obligation, as chief representative and symbol of a metropolis whose economy depends greatly on the entertainment industry, to entertain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lies Must Stop | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

Previous | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | Next