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Perched on a hilltop in southwestern Virginia, the Oaks garnered its name from the seven historic oak trees, now more than 300 years old, that surround the Queen Anne Victorian house, built for a bride in 1889. Its gardens unfold along Christiansburg's Main Street, once part of the Wilderness Road forged by Daniel Boone, today close to the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and a rails-to-trails bicycle path...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: THE OAKS, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA.: Quiet History | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...Cracknell's voice is admittedly luscious, but suffers from overly forceful studio manipulations. She overdoes her attempt to be an indie-electronic queen, and ends up sounding like just another pretty pop princess...

Author: By Adrian Foo, | Title: Sarah Cracknell; Kelly's Locker (Instinct) | 10/6/2000 | See Source »

...reddening face. And then that Parade of Icons: wacky, wacky, wacky! On floats, they had Greg Norman hitting golf balls into the crowd, Paul Hogan whip- cracking a bunch of prawns - a school of prawns? What do prawns travel in? - bicycles! Elle Macpherson taking her clothes off and Priscilla Queen of the Desert attended by scores of drag queens. So, then: an old golfer who can't win anymore; an old comedian who no longer makes the country laugh; an old model who, well, really, can't do much else besides take some clothes off, and never really could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wrap-up: Letter from Sydney | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...Oprah, Bush was on friendly, issue-free terrain, where he gained ground just by planting a big one, big time, on the queen of daytime talk. The week before, Gore too had done well on Oprah, but the kid who asked for extra-credit assignments was not made for the confession format. Gore goofed by merely shaking hands ("No kiss?" Oprah wondered aloud). Worse, he pulled the curtain back only on Tipper's depression, rather than serving up any dark night of his own soul. Bush, on the other hand, delivered the emotional arc Oprah's fans tune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Oprah Primary | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

Your item on new television shows [FALL PREVIEW, Sept. 4] cited Bette Midler's program Bette as the one that many advertisers give the best odds for success. Bette as a sitcom queen? I don't think so. She's about as relevant to modern life as Spiro Agnew gags. I'm unplugging my TV now. Call me when her show has been canceled. SACHA A. HOWELLS Los Angeles

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 2, 2000 | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

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