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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Such narratives, in all their bizarre confusion, seem a long way from the nice, uplifting sort of near-death experience that religious writers like to effuse about. But perhaps the simple truth is that near death, you have visions of what most preoccupies you in life. I am a skeptic to whom the idea that a benign God created us and watches over us is somewhere between a fairy story and a poor joke. People of a religious bent are apt, under such conditions, to see the familiar images of near-death experience--the tunnel of white light with Jesus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Death's Throat | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...faults run under much of the country, Japan still clings to an uneasy reliance on nuclear power. The country has 52 nuclear power plants, which supply more than 35% of the electricity demand. There are plans to build 20 more plants over the next decade. All of that would seem to demand ultra-strict safety standards. But the industry has been plagued by accidents, plant shutdowns, radiation leaks and cover-up attempts. And it still lacks adequate scrutiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Japan Syndrome | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...skin, thus retarding future growth. Whether lasers can remove hair permanently, however, is still an open question. A 1998 report from Harvard, where Dr. Rox Anderson has patented a popular hair-removal laser, showed it can last six months to two years. Results for laser hair removal in general seem to vary widely, often depending on the patient's complexion: those with dark hair and light skin have the most success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cosmetic Surgery: Light Makes Right | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

Dogme might seem way too, well, dogmatic; a director who has filmed under its rules must sign a "confession" of any deviations. (Korine: "I confess that in the turkey-dinner scene, I made my grandmother go to the grocery store and buy a batch of raw cranberries ...") But Dogme is as much a game as it is a cult. Indeed, Korine broke nearly every commandment; like Rasputin, he wants to sin so he can repent. At the beginning he stages a violent death (Rule 6). At the end he credits himself (Rule 10). In between he uses slow motion, stop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Putting on the Dogme | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...life of me, I can't understand why the Harry Potter books are such a huge craze. They're all right, I suppose, but they seem to me to be a watered-down version of Diane Duane's far superior juvenile Wizard series. STEVE VANDEN-EYKEL New Westminster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 11, 1999 | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

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