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...opened (that's totally an arbitrary definition, but who cares!). So you have The Insider, American Beauty and Three Kings starting all the buzz, and you can look forward to a boatload in upcoming weeks. The Talented Mr. Ripley (starring Matt Damon as the "talented" asexual murderer), The Green Mile (from the director of The Shawshank Redemption starring Tom Hanks), The Hurricane (with Denzel Washington in the controversial lead role), Snow Falling on Cedars and Magnolia (flying frogs!) all open in the next two months. So start getting to that movie theater to catch up on all the ones...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's IN THE [K]NOW: A Pop Culture Compendium | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

There's no point trying to connect the dots, because they're all over the page. Radar data released by the NTSB late Wednesday showed that EgyptAir Flight 990 plunged precipitously at nearly the speed of sound for 16,000 feet, but then climbed about a mile - and possibly began breaking up in midair - before falling into the ocean. That might suggest a last-ditch attempt by the crew to gain control of the stricken craft, which could have broken up under structural stress if the pilot had attempted to pull too quickly out of a 700-mph dive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radar Data Provides a Clue, but Not an Answer | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...last half-mile of the race, Helms initiated a strong kick that pushed her from 15th to fifth...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. X-Country Fifth, Men Ninth at Heps | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Boston has less to do with a simple lack than with inefficient distribution. Other cities put art in centralized depositories and then put these depositories in proximity to each other, creating zones of very high art-object per square-foot ratios, such as New York's supremely logical Museum Mile...

Author: By Annie Bourneuf and John Hulsey, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: The Field Guide: Part One of Our Guide to Boston Visual Art | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...remarkable endurance and unfortunate patterns of plumage, their lower coverings often well above the acceptable limit. These creatures will often anticipate your route, staying just in front of you, offering a generous view of their poorly concealed hindquarters. Actually maintaining this view for more than a quarter-mile results in blindness and eventually death...

Author: By Rich D. Ma, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: How To: Take A Jog | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

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