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...American way of death, which historically has shuttled between the extremes of denial and desire, seems to be tending toward desire these days. The instantaneous monuments that are tossed together with flowers, stuffed animals and personal messages, such as those that followed the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy Jr. and the TWA Flight 800 disaster, suggest that the country is ready, even eager, to connect with ideas of death and the past, no matter how superficial that connection may sometimes be. Victims of gang wars, drive-by shootings and drug deaths are instantly memorialized with murals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Remember | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...1980s--a wimpy, woefully misshapen quarter--the new Sacagawea dollar has the gravity and import of the pound. It looks and feels like something you might see in an Old West saloon, perfect for a nation that worships its frontier past. (It's no accident that an Indian princess and scout decorates the face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Cash Completely Vanish? | 5/22/2000 | See Source »

...Western bomb, Wild Wild West, Shanghai Noon is an entertaining action and adventure flick that mixes the Wild West and the Far East. Jackie Chan, the talented martial arts guru, stars as the acrobatic Imperial Guard, Chon Wang who travels to America to rescue the beautiful kidnapped Chinese Princess (Lucy Liu). Chan must rely on the help of a partner who he does not trust (Owen Wilson), a wife he doesn't want, and a horse he cannot ride. Combining mean martial arts moves and impeccable charm, Chan seems much more comfortable on the American screen than...

Author: By Arts Editors, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Movie Preview | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

...face it, the girl has everything. From a 57 Chevy to her own jet, and from a mansion to her own horse stable, she's got it made. She's a fairy princess, a S.C.U.B.A. diver, a Hollywood actress, an Olympic athlete, a pilot and a ballerina. She even rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle. And now, Barbie is running for president...

Author: By Allison A. Melia, | Title: Madame President | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...family "talks in terms of principles," and "is above politics," she continued. She and her lineage, the princess said, should "help and encourage others to work well," as well as "to warn, to advise, to consult...

Author: By Kenyon S. Weaver, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Romanian Princess Asks for Western Support | 5/12/2000 | See Source »

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