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...whole hellish mix into a natural pressure cooker. Finally, the explosively pressurized magma blasts out of the earth in an eruption that can send rocks, ash and gases flying out at near supersonic speeds. "The driving force of an eruption is gas," says Tilling. "Pressure builds up, some plug gives, and the whole thing goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VOLCANOES WITH AN ATTITUDE | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

PRINCESS DI She wants to pull the plug she put in Versace book featuring half-clad commoners and royals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 24, 1997 | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

Unlike Morris, snobs have been reminded, Paula Jones has not exploited her contact with President Clinton beyond one jeans plug. These days, one jeans plug hardly counts. If Bruno Hauptmann were alive, he would do one jeans plug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLASS ACT | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...fact, I would venture to say that in Paula Corbin Jones' place a Cabot or an Astor might do one jeans plug. So it would be a relief to all of us if we could just agree that class had nothing to do with this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLASS ACT | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...Kinsley's estimate, only 50,000 to 90,000 people read his clever 'zine gratis. What if his readers fled? How long would Microsoft let Slate live? "I haven't been told specifically," Kinsley said, calm as custard, "but everything I've heard says Microsoft won't pull the plug precipitately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KINSLEY'S MOMENT OF TRUTH | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

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