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...World, this summer's The Road to Perdition. But they weren't introducing new men in tights to the mass consciousness. And with few exceptions, superhero comics became cartoon hackwork. "With Steve Ditko, Spider-Man had these sexual undertones to it that read as being the work of a singular artist," says Clowes. Today's successors, he says, are "just a 10th-generation regurgitation of the same stuff over and over." The comic crowd became older, insular and cultish while kids turned to video games. "Gamers really know how to do power fantasies right," says Scott McCloud, author of Understanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blockbuster Summer: Superhero Nation | 5/20/2002 | See Source »

Colin Powell will soon meet with Yasir Arafat, who holds the singular distinction of being the only sponsor of terrorism to have won a Nobel Peace Prize. If I may be so bold as to give counsel to a secretary of state, I propose that Powell issue the following ultimatum

Author: By Jason L. Steorts, | Title: An Ultimatum for Arafat | 4/12/2002 | See Source »

...eclectic tower that is the symbol of Turin - offers a memorable winding tour up the circular walkway where visitors can see film clips, original screenplay sheets, rare posters and otherwise entertaining snapshots of more than a century of cinematic history. The museum is worth an entire afternoon. For a singular view of the city and the surrounding mountains, take the elevator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Than a Motown | 3/25/2002 | See Source »

...cousin in 1973. Security will be extraordinary as the former King is accompanied from Rome by interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai. Both Karzai's presence and the tight security are signs that Afghanistan's good guys and bad guys alike believe the royal leader may possess a singular power to unify the fractured nation. A European official with extensive experience in the region said the ex-monarch's popular support is remarkably strong - and cuts across ethnic and tribal lines: "He reminds people of a period of peace, while everything has been war. And most of all, the Afghan people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Longer Live the King! | 3/18/2002 | See Source »

...often says things like this to shock strangers. The truth is, no one looks like Ali. Smith is arguably the most likable movie star on the planet, but not even he possesses Ali's singular DNA pattern of beauty, grace and bravado. To make a movie about Ali - perhaps the most idolized, vilified and complex public figure of the 20th century - has been a high-wire act of both hubris and dedication. "For an African American, Muhammad Ali is the biggest role you could have. Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela - with any of those roles comes a responsibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lord of the Ring | 2/13/2002 | See Source »

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