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...thing I did on "Conan" with the lips, they're like funny visual gimmicks that kind of make it fun, it just keeps me interested. I was really getting fried on sketch comedy when Conan came along, and the idea of doing sketches that way was just such a pleasant diversion. That's like a vaudeville bit, that Bill Clinton thing that I do. But I like playing with silly visual tricks, and this is just one more where I'm combining puppets and animals. This thing is basically practical jokes on live animals. I love all creatures. I love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'I Was the Class Comedy Bully' | 11/24/2000 | See Source »

...know whether their marriage will survive should perhaps check their stress hormones. According to a recent study that examined the effects of stress on marriage, rising stress-hormone levels can be a predictor of divorce. Women whose levels rose while they were discussing their relationships, even in a pleasant way, were twice as likely to get divorced as women whose hormones remained constant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Nov. 20, 2000 | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...Harvard's defense has begun to gel over the last few weeks, a couple of pleasant surprises stand out. First is the play of wide-receiver-turned-cornerback Andy Fried. Fried, a 5'11 junior who played last year on the offensive side of the ball, has contributed impressively to the Crimson "D." He is currently second on the team in both tackles (73) and interceptions...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard and Yale Play for Pride in 117th Game | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...remembers the time before the last presidential search and his own appointment as "pleasant and interesting...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan and Joshua E. Gewolb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: What's Next for Rudenstine? | 11/14/2000 | See Source »

Just 30 miles inland, conditions aren't quite so pleasant. The sunset is every bit as gorgeous from here, at the summit of the long-dormant volcano Mauna Kea, but temperatures hover around 38[degrees]F, with a windchill that dips well below freezing. At an altitude of nearly 14,000 ft., the atmosphere carries barely half the oxygen it does at sea level, so the slightest exertion can leave visitors gasping. Those who travel to the summit without getting properly acclimated risk altitude sickness and even death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond Hubble | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

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