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...Earnhardt was the grandstands, the blue-collar throngs that fill them week in and week out, leaving rivers of spilt beer and spit tobacco in their wake. He was one of them. But NASCAR is now after the rest, all the people in America that Dale Earnhardt was not, and the circuit should count itself lucky that mainstream America is getting at least one good long look at him while they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They're Crying Over Dale Earnhardt Now... | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

...movie, handsomely photographed by John Mathieson, lives in the shadows and in subtle shades of temptation. Lecter, for instance, is tempted by Clarice's purity; he needs to devour it, if only to see if he has the will to spit it out. Caressing her hair is not enough. Can the vampire kiss the virgin? Can she resist? These, not the grotty little murders, are the crucial, thrilling issues at Hannibal's dark heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Brain Food and Soul Food | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

...that sports need any help. Not with people like Denver Broncos linebacker Bill Romanowski, who once spit in the face of 49ers receiver J. J. Stokes because he felt Stokes wasn't tough enough, running around between NFL sidelines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: XFL: Bad Sport and Bad Sports | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...nomination have propelled her into this year's Oscar race. Is Linney seeing gold? She stammers, "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't aware of it. People are excited for me and the prospect that I might be ... oh, it's so awkward I can't spit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Performers | 1/29/2001 | See Source »

...nomination have propelled her into this year's Oscar race. Is Linney seeing gold? She stammers, "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't aware of it. People are excited for me and the prospect that I might be...oh, it's so awkward I can't spit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Top Performers | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

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