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...here, in surreal counterpoint, is smooth Jim Baker, who looks and talks like Danny Kaye as the Mississippi riverboat gambler in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Public Ever Tire of This Mess? | 11/15/2000 | See Source »

...here, in surreal counterpoint, is smooth Jim Baker, who looks and talks like Danny Kaye as the Mississippi riverboat gambler in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Public Ever Tire of This Mess? | 11/15/2000 | See Source »

...1980s as a 3.5-m precursor to the Very Large Telescope (VLT), worked beautifully. So did Keck 1 when it went into operation in 1992. And so, in turn, have the other big telescopes as they've come online over the past two years. With both enormous size and smooth performance, these giant telescopes are doing science on a heroic scale--especially the Keck, which has had more than a half-decade head start on its rivals. In fact, says an astronomer who prefers to remain anonymous lest his outspoken views earn him professional enemies, "the Keck has done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond Hubble | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

This time around, Sade, 41, has other things on her mind besides music. In her songs and videos--hits like Smooth Operator, Your Love Is King and Kiss of Life--she evokes a world of romance and longing, of continent hopping and heart breaking. Her lyrics mirror her life. Since the release of her last CD, the elegant Love Deluxe (1992), Sade has divorced Spanish filmmaker Carlos Scola, taken up with Jamaican record producer Bob Morgan and, with Morgan, had her first child, Ila, now 4. Says Sade: "My happiest moment was definitely when I was in the hospital holding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Sade Art & Soul | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...battle scars are as familiar in organized sports as jockstraps and body odor. Today, however, with female sports participation at an all-time high (2.5 million high school girls and 145,000 college women will compete this year), the athletes telling war stories are more likely to have smooth faces and wear sports bras. The injuries have also changed. One in particular has sports doctors worried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Bended Knee | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

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