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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when he drives off some sheep poachers, in the process gaining his first sense of vocation: he'd like to herd sheep himself. The dogs think he's too nice a guy for that line of work. But the sheep, tired of being nipped and woofed at, take a shine to him because Babe speaks politely to them and treats them with respect. He's sort of a liberal humanist on trotters, capable even of the odd, soulful thought about mortality, and a welcome addition to a public life largely given over these days to swinishness of a less exemplary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: BABE: WITH AN OINK, OINK HERE | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

...women who have been wronged and yet foolishly go back to their men. On the ballad Love's a Funny Thing, the lyrics sound like a transcript from a Ricki Lake segment: "Every time I fall I make myself believe that you are changing and someday the sun will shine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: CATHARSIS FROM THE CHOIR | 7/31/1995 | See Source »

When she joins Joe Wex (Pelican Man) in a playful flirtation, both he and Nikki Sell (Fat-Black-Knit-Sweater-Lady) are given a chance to let the good-naturedness of their characters shine...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Mum and Shah's Oddball Characters, Unusual Plot Keep Audience Engaged | 7/18/1995 | See Source »

Astronomers have finally found what appears to be a brown dwarf, a long-sought heavenly object that until now has existed only in theory. Brown dwarfs are not quite big and hot enough to ignite the nuclear-fusion reaction that would make them shine as full-fledged stars. They probably account for some of the universe's "missing" matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: JUNE 11-17 | 6/26/1995 | See Source »

Still, individual songs shine. The hip-hopping Money features sly, smart vocals by Jackson and an aggressive, gnarled beat, aptly capturing the sensation of being strangled by consumerism. And although the media-bashing Tabloid Junkie might strike some as self-serving, the song is still cutting and catchy. Also, Shaq's mini-rap flows well. "Any time you get the chance to work with a legend," says O'Neal, who actually worked with an engineer, not with Jackson, "you don't pass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORY AND HUBRIS | 6/19/1995 | See Source »

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