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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...resoundingly down to earth. I'd make Emeril Lagasse do the dishes. (What happens to the ones he dirties so exuberantly in the studio? Does he throw them all away? BAM!) When chef Mario Batali visits--that's "Molto Mario," of Food Network fame--he'd better bring a mop. I tried his advice to let food fall on a plate "like windblown Zen mastery," and it fell on the floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Emeril, Eat My Dust. BAM! | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...dichotomy between "All You Need is Love" and "It's Only Love" doesn't appear to be reconcilable. How can love be "All You Need" when it is qualified as "Only"? "Eh, it's no big deal," the mop-toppers seem to say. But there was a tone of irony with the title "It's Only Love." Lennon and McCartney are in fact saying that love is the only thing...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, | Title: Paul McCartney Said It Best | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...have had the dream that I am back in school--junior high, high school, junior college--and I can't remember my gym locker combination? Over my lifetime? HUNDREDS!... Do you need anything in your New York Life-space? What can I supply you with? Paper towels? A mop? Take-out menus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: We've Got Their Mail | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

...objective established for this operation." The President will review the results of tonight's attack before deciding on whether to continue, but Thompson expects the nightly bombing runs to continue Friday and possibly Saturday, when the holy month of Ramadan begins. "Depending on the damage assessments, a mop-up run may be needed," he says. What the Pentagon is hoping for is that they won't need that mop again anytime soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pentagon: 'We Hit Our Targets' | 12/17/1998 | See Source »

...community center in a Welsh town that is wilting under high unemployment, Charles was inspecting some art pinned to the wall when he was asked by teacher Andrew Herbert to draw something. The accomplished amateur painter obliged immediately, dashing off a witty sketch of Jason Rossington, 14, complete with mop of peroxided hair. Explaining later how he summoned the nerve to thrust felt-tip pen and paper in front of the heir to the throne, Herbert said it took no nerve at all: "You feel relaxed with him, as though you've known him for a long time." Just last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Anyone Replace Diana? | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

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