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Before everyone has come to a stop on the flat, four-lane straightaway, a Toyota and a Honda have nosed up to an invisible starting line. A fat kid in a ball cap stands between them and raises his arms, then drops them. Engines scream and rubber burns. Speeds approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: James Dean All Over Again | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

"Matt Birk is the anchor of the line," Menick said. "He's got tremendous ability, tremendous experience and he's a very hard-nosed football player."

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Line Clears Path for Harvard's Explosive Offense | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

Gerometta and Asano are hard-nosed players whose strength and quickness are their biggest assets. Gerometta can change the complexion of a game just by stepping onto the ice.

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Hockey Has Plethora of Skaters, But Will Quantity Translate Into Victories? | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

Such were the preoccupations of Judge Herve Stephan as he walked with a dozen police investigators into the empty, neon-lit Place de l'Alma tunnel. They converged on the spot where, just 30 days earlier, a black Mercedes S-280 had spun out of control and crashed headlong into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DOSSIER ON PRINCESS DIANA'S CRASH | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

The hatchlings of some species exhibit survival strategies that might seem beyond their tiny reptilian brains. Young Eastern hog-nosed snakes, for example, feign death if they sense a threat. Are they consciously aware of danger? Or, as Greene puts it, "Does a mere serpent have reflections and intentions?" To...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN PRAISE OF SNAKES | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

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