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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rock quit school and, after a stint as a busboy at Red Lobster, launched a comedy career. He was a clueless 17-year-old, playing small clubs around New York like the Comic Strip, trying to read the crowd, trying to milk laughs, usually failing. He wasn't making much--the Comic Strip paid $7 a set during the week, $40 on weekends--but he was trying to get his name out there, trying to build a rep. His big joke was this: "Woman comes up to me, says she'll do anything for me, anything. So I say, 'Bitch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seriously Funny | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...film shamelessly, even joyously, keeps piling on that familiar material. At some point the sheer mass of it simply overwhelms dubiety. The fact that everything that happens in the movie comes as a surprise to its participants helps too. They apparently have not seen all the movies or read all the books about adolescent angst. So their responses are fresh. And felt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Of God and Doofus Teens | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...think so. I think it's an honor. Some people get upset. I read that Sharon Stone got upset when somebody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meat Loaf | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

Thank you for your fascinating cover story on the evolution of the human species [PALEONTOLOGY, Aug. 23]. As a former anthropology student, I was thrilled to read about the important discoveries that have been made in the past several years. Scientists are valiantly attempting to shine a flashlight down the long, dark tunnel of man's ancient past, and they have succeeded in illuminating certain truths. Shame on those who are allowing ignorance and fear to prevent students from having the chance to understand their place in the great chain of human evolution--for it is nothing short of miraculous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 13, 1999 | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...some schools, last year provided a hint of what was to come. This year promises to show a quantum leap in the spread of school technology: parents in many districts can expect to be able to check the school lunch menu, read class notes, see activity calendars and, perhaps best of all, view nightly homework assignments--all online. "The schools are wired," says Carson. "A majority of parents now have access, and the educators are ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Start School With a Click | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

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