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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...magazine's Website is also the home of "Dr. Smoothe," an advice columnist who dispenses love and relationship hints to readers who e-mail their questions to 360. Dale refuses to reveal either the identity or the gender of Dr. Smoothe...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: On-Line Magazine for Students | 2/11/1997 | See Source »

...tapes, which depict incidents among elite paratrooper units in 1991 and 1993, are chilling in and of themselves for the naked sadism they reveal. On them, dozens of Marines take turns punching, pounding and grinding the gold pins into the bloody chests of new initiates, who scream and writhe in pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARINE BLOOD SPORTS | 2/10/1997 | See Source »

...plot of "Star Wars": Yes, a moment's reflection will reveal many holes, and Lucas sometimes relies on shamelessly expositional dialogue. At times, I thought the entire movie was held together not by the Force, but rather by the utter ineptitude and poor marksmanship of the Storm Troopers. However, the plot of "Star Wars" is in fact what separates it from its imitators. Lucas creates an entire universe akin to Tolkien's Middle-Earth or even William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County. But unlike these two creators, Lucas builds his universe with broad strokes, providing a comprehensive visual and narrative world...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: STAR WARS | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

Strong evidence that activity changes the brain began accumulating in the 1970s. But only recently have researchers had tools powerful enough to reveal the precise mechanisms by which those changes are brought about. Neural activity triggers a biochemical cascade that reaches all the way to the nucleus of cells and the coils of DNA that encode specific genes. In fact, two of the genes affected by neural activity in embryonic fruit flies, neurobiologist Corey Goodman and his colleagues at Berkeley reported late last year, are identical to those that other studies have linked to learning and memory. How thrilling, exclaims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FERTILE MINDS | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...face has not changed, but how we adorn it has. Yes, eyeglasses are utilitarian, but frames follow fashion as much as function. "They can reveal a lot about the times," says Robert Marc, an upscale New York City eyewear designer and retailer. The shape of the decade is marked by the shape of the lenses. Put your glasses on and play the Frame Game: guess who was wearing what when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 3, 1997 | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

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