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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...movie star's most important jobs is to look like you're having the most spectacular time of anybody's life, and nobody is better at it than SHARON STONE. Chairing a celebrity auction in Cannes for the American Foundation for AIDS Research, Stone hit the hammer for one lucky bidder, who won a mini-concert from Elton John and Ringo Starr--and, though not listed in the auction book, backup singing from Miramax head Harvey Weinstein. With Harvey as inspiration, Stone did what appeared to be the frug in a sequined dress that, seemingly against the actress's will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 1, 1998 | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...biggest drawback for some buyers may be the lack of a floppy-disk drive (most software comes on CDs now anyway) and the 33.6-Kbps modem is poky even for a low-end machine. But many analysts think the iMac will be a winner. "It's a spectacular machine," says independent market analyst Pieter Hartsook. "Apple has been living off its user base for years, but this is going to attract people who don't even own a computer." Eric Lewis, an analyst for International Data Corp., agrees: "It will give consumers a reason at least to take a look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Apple's New Crop | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

...that support is not forthcoming, theissue dies a quiet death in conference calls,meaning few spectacular failures for Harvard onCapitol Hill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Working D.C. On Harvard's Name | 5/13/1998 | See Source »

...Metropolis, the idea for which came to him when he first saw, from shipboard, the glaring lights and tall buildings of Manhattan. (The film became a favorite of Hitler's.) Set in the year 2000, Metropolis shows plutocrats living in idle pleasure while workers slave away underground until a spectacular rebellion sets them free. This was reminiscent of H.G. Wells' 1895 dystopian fantasy, The Time Machine, in which a subhuman race called the Morlocks lives underground and emerges to devour the humans who live above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: Can The Millennium Deliver? | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

...With 30 miles of lakeshore and massive dunes towering hundreds of feet over Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear is a sight you don't want to miss. Kids will love the Dune Climb, a 350-ft. mountain of sand, and the Pierce Stocking Drive, a seven-mile scenic drive with spectacular views of Lake Michigan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pedal Pushers | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

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