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...kittens, but it's more like coal in Christmas stockings. As presented in this "nondenominational" version, Claus was a 13th century woodcutter who died and went to the North Pole, where he was greeted as the Chosen One and given a couple hundred elves as his assistants. Stars shine in the north; a UNESCO chorale ladles Bosco over Henry Mancini's syrupy score; Dudley Moore, the chief elf, actually says, "If you give extra kisses, you get bigger hugs." The movie plays like a W.C. Fields nightmare: to drown in a vat of whimsy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Elf Abuse: SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...believe a product must look good even if the customer will never see it. Borg-Warner, a manufacturing conglomerate, makes a five-speed transmission used in Nissan's popular 280Z and 300ZX sports cars. While the driver sees only the stick shift, Nissan insisted that the whole transmission must shine. "We ran into the Japanese fetish for appearance," says Thomas Hague, the firm's Asian area director. "It's an emotional thing with them." After Borg-Warner polished up its act, Nissan was happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners Against Tough Odds | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...Liberty's right hand, overlooking New York Harbor. Constructed by a team of artisans from Les Métalliers Champenois of Reims, France, the 15-ft. flame is gilded with 24-karat gold leaf. During the ceremony, Regional National Park Director Herbert Cables said that the new torch would "shine more brightly than ever." Indeed, it shall. New lights will illuminate the flame when President Reagan kicks off the statue's 100th birthday celebration on July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 9, 1985 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...regulation belonged to Corriero and the Lakers’ aggressive, net-crashing attack, overtime certainly allowed the two goaltenders to shine. The pair of netminders shattered the record books with their staunchness between the pipes, with Mercyhurst senior Desi Clark and Harvard junior Ali Boe trading game-saving save for game-saving save. When it was all said and done, Clark had racked up a historic 78 stops and Boe had set a new school mark with 56. Boe, after allowing the last of the Lakers’ goals with 4:40 to go in the second, pitched a shutout...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: GAME OF THE YEAR: Women's Hockey 5, Mercyhurst 4 (3 OT) | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...Rain or Shine Forget about frumpy galoshes. Thanks to shoe designers Sigerson Morrison, even the messiest rainy days can be weathered in style with their chic rubber flats ($125) in a garden variety of colors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summertime Hues | 5/30/2005 | See Source »

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