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Secondly, Lemieux, except for the latter part of his career, was a one-man army. He never had any superstars on his team until the arrival of Jagr, and he did not play for many years alongside the Czech superstar...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boyz II Jimenez | 12/13/2000 | See Source »

...JOHN P. STEVENS APPOINTED BY Gerald Ford (1975) Widely expected to be the next Justice to retire, Stevens, 80, is probably the most liberal member of the Court, especially on criminal cases. He's also the Justice most likely to issue one-man dissents and concurrences, opinions that his colleagues on the Court don't join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Nine Supremes Line Up | 12/10/2000 | See Source »

...conclusion of the lecture, and after many standing ovations, Marsalis performed a one-man duet of George Gershwin's "Embraceable You," simultaneously playing trumpet and piano...

Author: By Malik B. Ali, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Marsalis Performs, Teaches Jazz | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...dirty secret of a show like Titus is that discord is hilarious. You laugh because--well, what's the alternative? "People want something that reflects their lives," says creator-star Christopher Titus, who based the series on his autobiographical one-man stage show Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding. "Sixty-three percent of American families are now considered dysfunctional," he boasts in the pilot. "That means we're the majority. We're normal." Without victim-speak, Titus looks at how Titus has become his screwed-up self in reaction to, and emulation of, his womanizing, boorish dad (a cacklingly exuberant Stacy Keach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Postnuclear Explosion | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

Before his clothing line folded in 1998, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi starred in Unzipped, the documentary that took his high energy to the screen. Now he has moved it to the stage in a half-sung, half-spoken one-man show off-Broadway. Mizrahi's chief subject is his own glorious past, and he walks a fine line between charm and pathos when he brings out his first sewing machine and warbles about his need for attention His voice won't win any Tony Awards, but the show entertains because of the winning fussiness that made him a fashion legend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Les Mizrahi | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

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