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...President talks about protecting Macedonia and he supports a U.N. border patrol to monitor Serbia's promise to cut off supplies to their Bosnian Serb brothers, which we already know is bogus, since fuel trucks have been passing the checkpoints without trouble. Next week after a few more editorials slam us for diddling around, we'll probably hear about the possibility of some other stunt. It's all a joke -- and particularly Macedonia. I mean, a bunch of troops go over there to get better seats to watch the slaughter next door. Come on. You call that standing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: Drawing a Line in the Quicksand | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

...rites, no matter how sacred they may be, are about as interesting to watch as the growth of bamboo. What's more, Dancing is multicultural with a vengeance, meaning that the producers think it insufficient to examine the central role that dance plays in primitive societies; they must also slam-dunk colonialism and Christianity for trying to suppress native cultures. Missionaries have much to answer for, but it is surely not unreasonable that they would seek to convert tribes from religions that encouraged cannibalism (as in Polynesia) or the ritual mutilation of female sex organs (as in much of black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rituals And Rhythms | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

...plate is an exhausting war, too. Guess right and you can sock a bomb to left, touch the bases and come home a war hero. Guess wrong and it's the despair of a strikeout, or the frustration of a ground ball. Back into the dugout and slam your batting helmet against the concrete floor...

Author: By Nancy E. Greene, | Title: In Ripken's Defense | 4/29/1993 | See Source »

Nevertheless, the Crimson mounted a gutsy second-half comeback, and with 11:54 left in the fourth quarter, Harvard freshman attacker Mike Eckert made a big league look to sophomore James Ames who slam dunked the open shot and cut the Massachusetts lead to three...

Author: By Y. TAREK Farouki, | Title: Laxmen Fall to Massachusetts, 13-8 | 4/22/1993 | See Source »

...home in Beulaville these days, Vickie says things are pretty much back to normal. "Bobby hasn't picked up the basketball since we've been back," she says. On the other hand, he hasn't chopped up his Slam Dunk board either. After all, it just might come in handy: Vickie has entered him in the contest again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Coming Close, So Close | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

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