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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The dramatic moments of this play do not tend toward melodrama; they reveal the talents of Hur and Kim. The loss of Karen's mother, the collapse and death of Bibi's father, and of course the Massacre itself are such powerful moments that very real emotion travels between Bibi...

Author: By Dunia Dickey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: You've Got (Revolutionary) Mail | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

Due Quach must be congratulated for her brilliant direction of this play. The chorus, which consists of a small number of actors who play various other roles, is effective, and one does not get confused by the changing roles. My personal favorite, Debbie the Cat (Bill Maskiell '02), captures perfectly...

Author: By Dunia Dickey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: You've Got (Revolutionary) Mail | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

The latest round of Western hand-wringing looks unlikely to stop Russia's Chechnya campaign - particularly since it's not backed up by any credible threat. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright warned Friday that the U.S. was "reviewing" loans to Russia as she joined G7 foreign ministers and her Russian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Western Talk, but No Action on Chechnya | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

Russia has denied reports of the botched tank raid, accusing Western news agencies of fabricating a deliberate propaganda effort. "Now everyone's waiting for the video, because the Chechens usually record these things," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "After Moscow's denials, a video showing the ambush did occur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Western Talk, but No Action on Chechnya | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

Increasingly, it looks as though children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, rather than being brats by choice, are really governed by a medical condition. According to a study in the current issue of the medical journal the Lancet, children with ADHD may have a lower-than-normal amount of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Got a Brat for a Kid? It May Be Medical | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

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