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...uses his video camera to get to the essence of a subject. That is, he struggles to see things as they are, while his parents and neighbors distract themselves with various illusions. Right before his death, Burnham recognizes the truth of Ricky's perspective, reaching, in a way, nirvana. He remembers the early days of his marriage, his love for wife and daughter, and perceives, for the first time, beauty...

Author: By Jacob Rubin, | Title: CINEMANIC: A SECOND LOOK: Filmmaker as Foreigner in American Beauty | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...grunge-struck '90s, when record-industry sages were trumpeting Nirvana and the flannel-clad hordes from Seattle as the next big thing, Arista Records president Clive Davis made a huge gamble: he invested millions in hip-hop, a genre many viewed as too troubled to be worth the risk. But the grunge bubble went bust, of course, as did a few of the labels betting on it. Today, hip-hop rolls along as comfortably as Puff Daddy does in his Bentley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Puff Granddaddy | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...gathering of TIME's Board of Economists, which met in San Francisco and was largely composed of specialists in the workings of nearby Silicon Valley, left a clear message: members were not at all prepared to forecast for the country an automatic or painless ascent into an Internet nirvana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E-Commerce Special / TIME's Board of Economists: The Economy Of The Future? | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

Searching for informed opinions on the state of music, Crimson Arts plunges into the netherworld of the MBTA (a.k.a. the Pit) to catch a train to cultural nirvana...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What's Eating Pop? Notes From The Underground | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

Spiritual Sally floats towards nirvana after a sunrise session at the Cambridge Zen Center (576-3119). After lunch, she checks in at the MAC for a bit of yoga. Kuumba rehearsal tonight...

Author: By FM Staff, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The New You: FM's Guide to Self-Improvement | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

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