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...that it was the strong man who knew how to apologize. Did the pope ever seem more powerful and more merciful than when he apologized for the sins committed by the church against non-Catholics? Tony Blair showed strength in apologizing for the treatment of the Irish during the potato famine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's the Strong Man That Knows How to Apologize | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

...residual payment formulas for syndicated television shows and movies released on DVD, as well as “creative rights” (in the case of the WGA) that would give writers more control over and credit for their product. What does this mean for the average American couch potato? The industry is certainly doing all it can to anticipate a shortage of material by stockpiling scripts and rushing current projects. Still, an extended walk-out could delay the start of the fall television season and cause a noticeable thinning of movie theater fare. Plus, projections by the independent...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hollywood Blackout | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

...letter is an attempt to forge a common approach with Beijing to fashion a mutually acceptable path toward a resolution, and that's something China needs as badly as the U.S. does. After all, this crisis was not precipitated by either side, and it's been a hot potato in the laps of both Washington and Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Powell Needs American Patience Over China Standoff | 4/5/2001 | See Source »

...speak to all 2,000. So I took my cue from "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett and tried to interview just 16 competitors who were trying to prove they could survive a Hollywood audition. However I was to find that, like watching the "Survivor" program itself, or eating semi-rancid potato chips when one is starving, it's hard to stop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Survivor 3': The Hollywood Audition | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

Harvard remained at the Cathedral Oaks Tennis Club in Santa Barbara to face off against the Idaho Vandals next. Known more as a potato powerhouse than a tennis contender, Idaho was able to win nothing more than the doubles point...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Splits on West Coast | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

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