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Built in 1897, the T was the first subway in North America. Then, it was a sign of Boston's increasing industrialization and was praised for its efficiency. No longer is it the most efficient subway, though--Washington and New York have bested it. But, by contrast to its younger...

Author: By Hugh P. Liebert, | Title: Falling in Love With the T | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

But though the diamonds are legal, they are anything but clean--at least in an ethical sense. Angola's diamonds, mined by thousands of men, women and children in backbreaking alluvial pits, fuel a rebel war that has torn the country apart for more than two decades. In a strange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diamonds In The Rough | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Another stumbling block is the small scale of the production. Barely a face graces the screen that does not belong to one of the three main characters, and the bulk of the film was shot on just a few sets, adding to the sense of claustrophobia. The smallness of the...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Coldness Overwhelms Romance, Strong Acting in Affair | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

Of course, the program also had its limitations. According to Reuters, an assignment to create ads for a classy brand of cat food resulted in images of the cat food in a formal ball room and of cat food teamed with Count Dracula. Do either of these examples describe true...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Creativity, Bit by Bit | 11/30/1999 | See Source »

Adapting the most confounding of Jane Austen's works, Rozema has conflated the author and her creation, Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor). The Fanny of the novel, a mousy poor relative come to live in the eponymous great house, is here, like the author, a witty observer of the swells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mansfield Park | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

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