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...cross-roads hut in the outskirts of Parras. After three days of waiting they see an automobile coming down from the big ranch in the hills. As the car slows up at the cross-roads they open fire from seven rifles. Of 40 bullets which catch the car, 16 sink into the body of one man. Pancho Villa has been killed by his enemies... At the height of his fortune Villa commanded 35,000 men. He might, after his capture of Mexico City, have become dictator, but he lost his head, and in March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 79 Years Ago In TIME | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...squeals. “Nowhere,” all weepy horns and crashing waves, is a swirling brew of post-honeymoon nostalgia. But while most studio artists end up overwhelming listeners with impossibly dense sample-scapes (Cornelius’ own Fantasma was one of those everything-and-the-kitchen-sink records, albeit an especially good one), Point is an effortless listen, achieving a flawless balance between noise and space. It is this extra breathing room that shows where Cornelius is coming from: rather than show off the size of his record collection, he is fascinated with the musicality of noise...

Author: By Crimson STAFF Writers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Music | 2/8/2002 | See Source »

...Elies also capitalized on Harvard’s inability to sink a single three-point shot or consistently reach the foul line in the half...

Author: By Renzo Weber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Starts Slow, Still Wins | 2/4/2002 | See Source »

...into action. My spindly knees started aching after less than an hour. Is it worth it? Undoubtedly. The climb is beautiful, especially if you avoid the Marangu route, and the feeling of achievement once you've reached the top is immense - even if it takes a few days to sink in. Would I do it again? Not any time soon. I can still feel the pain of the last hour. But I think most people think of Kilimanjaro as a once in a lifetime adventure. For that, it's hard to beat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter from Kilimanjaro | 2/1/2002 | See Source »

...cooperation between Hizballah and the Palestinian extremist group Hamas. Recently, senior Palestinian sources tell TIME, Hizballah put officials from Arafat's Authority on Iran's payroll. Both Israeli and Palestinian officials say Iran wants to broaden the intifadeh to include as many Palestinian groups as possible in order to sink the peace process with Israel once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postmarked Tehran | 1/21/2002 | See Source »

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