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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Israelis like to joke that if three of them sit around a table discussing politics, four or five different points of view will emerge. And yet throughout much of their half-century history, Israelis have often treated politics as an unaffordable luxury in the face of external threats, turning at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel Takes the Politics Out of Politics | 3/7/2001 | See Source »

"I've known the dance for a long time, because it's very traditional in the Philippines, but there were all levels," said Mindy M. Chan '02, of an intricate Philippine Forum dance. It had people holding two long poles near the ground, clapping them together in rhythm, as dancers...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Kicks for Chan at Cultural Rhythms | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

By now, Yuen knows what works; he has been supervising action scenes since 1971, and directing since 1978. He has helmed two dozen films, including some of the most exciting in Hong Kong history. "Wo-ping has directed more movies than I have," says Lee. "And better ones." In some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yuen Wo-Ping, Martial Master | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

All it takes is a point and a click to log on to theSpark.com, where one finds the most popular personality test on the web. Part fortune-teller, part pop-psychologist, theSpark.com's Personality Test is loosely based on the more scientifically-minded Myers-Briggs model, and follows the same...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Taking the (Web) Test | 1/19/2001 | See Source »

The other strange component of training for this sport in the city is that it involves guns. In Oregon everybody has guns. It's like having a chain saw or a motorcycle - hazardous but indispensable for life in the country, and the laws of the land reflect this attitude. Rifles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is a Warm Gun on a Cold Day | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

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