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...Valkyries” is played during a violent early morning napalm attack, led by a sadistic commander, on a bunch of innocent villagers. In its eagerness to display more patriotism than its rivals, Fox Sports seems to be suggesting that it will lead ordinary Americans to support of random attacks of indiscriminate violence as reprisal for the, well, random attacks of indiscriminate violence against Americans on the 11th...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: Keeping America Rolling | 11/1/2001 | See Source »

...worst part about that random hook-up, the abiding regret which neither liquor nor denial can purge, is that while not looking (the better part of that night was spent not looking), a lady friend downloaded Snood onto the computer. For the uninitiated, Snood is a silly game of cartoon canons that burp out cuddly-faced symbols, a game which so many call “infectious” but I call “incurable...

Author: By Couper Samuelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: System Tainted by Download | 10/30/2001 | See Source »

...frazzled? A night that is designed to unleash a kind of controlled anarchy comes this year at a time of national neurosis. Is it possible to reconcile the two? At Halloween, says Jack Santino, a professor of popular culture at Ohio's Bowling Green State University, "we acknowledge the random evil in the world and give it a central place. And it's O.K., because it is playful. It is a safe time to deal with the unsafe." But, Santino says, the eruptions of Sept. 11 make it hard to feel playful. "It's too real; it impinges upon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red, White and Boo! | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty. No wonder: her creator was a firecracker at the same age. "There were times I raised my hand in class just to make a funny comment that clearly was not appreciated," says author Barbara Park. This month Random House will publish Junie B., First Grader (at last!), the 18th book in Park's best-selling series. "I just felt it was time," says Park. "She's been in kindergarten for nine years. Technically, she's almost 15." Readers have not seemed to mind Junie B.'s slow progress: 5 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: The Spirit Of Junie B. | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...Today he still believes in e-commerce, even though Amazon's shares have plunged. "The only thing that has changed is the hype of the stock market," says the ceo of the 166-year-old German media giant, which owns Random House publishing, the BMG music business and much else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Middlehoff | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

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