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...Goddess's music is a cross between a poetry slam and a hip-hop concert. Her soulful sound is reminiscent of Erykah Badu's and Lauryn Hill's and yet never derivative. This is strong, intelligent music that celebrates creativity and Afrocentricity but sacrifices nothing in the way of entertainment. Her best songs, like Can't Touch This and the title track, have a driving rhythm that's hard to resist. Goddess, who records on a small label, Next Millennium Entertainment, is a major talent. This is one of the year's coolest records...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Soulah Vibe | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...Metr-X bars for breakfast each morning, resulting in a perfectly sculpted body, with abs that would put any shirtless celebrating member of the U.S. women's soccer team to shame and with power that could knock the wind out of a production assistant during spirited office-time slam dancing, the latter thesis of which I had the displeasure of confirming. Needless to say, any fear I had of failing at my task multiplied considerably when I realized that this individual would be the ultimate judge of my work...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes Later | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...year-old from San Diego, reminded us of the great things in sport. Before she was defeated by Lindsay Davenport in the semifinals at Wimbledon, she had become the first woman ever to advance to that point from the qualifying rounds. The "quallies," as they are known, are Grand Slam tennis' low-rent district, in which players uninvited to the world's most prestigious tournament slog through sparsely attended matches in the hope of winning their way onto Centre Court. The talent and moxie it takes to advance through the quallies and into the semifinals were enough to make Stevenson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Doctor's Daughter | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

Although he fell in the title game of the NCAA Championships to rival Jeff Morrison of Florida, he remained the No. 1 collegiate player in the country. Blake racked up enough points by winning two other Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Grand Slam events and by dominating the competition to the tune of a 41-4 record...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Tennis Star Blake Becomes Pro | 7/9/1999 | See Source »

Although he fell in the title game of the NCAA Championships to rival Jeff Morrison of Florida, he remained the No. 1 collegiate player in the country. Blake racked up enough points by winning two other Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Grand Slam events and by dominating the competition to the tune of a 41-4 record...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Tennis Star Turns Pro | 7/9/1999 | See Source »

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