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...yearlong presidential soap? Monica will spend the next few weeks overseas, waiting for things to cool down at home. She is worried about finding a job, a husband, even new friends. Her life is "cuckoo," she says; but she promises she's getting over it. When people stare now, she just tells herself they're staring because her hair is blue. "Denial," she says, "is underrated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview: Monica Lewinsky Up Close | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...survived exile and the disapproval of Napoleon to become, during the reign of Louis-Philippe, a press lord--the owner of an influential newspaper, the Journal des debats. His belly strains against the confines of a wrinkled waistcoat; he leans slightly forward, fixing you with a sharply assessing stare; his hands are planted immovably on his knees. It is a pose of total self-confidence. He looks so massive that a cannonball wouldn't budge him, and yet a bit rumpled. Bertin's gray hair is disordered, and none of the smooth continuous curves Ingres favored are to be seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Faces of an Epoch | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

Nicolas Cage is one great chameleon of an actor, and this can mainly be credited to his eyes--those large, lidless, doe-like numbers that can be used for the most yearning, soulful stare (Leaving Las Vegas, City of Angels) or hardened into a psychotic glare (Face/Off, Snake Eyes). Cage, a ritualistically intense actor, has a penchant for going over the top, but in 8MM he adeptly handles the scope of his emotions. Initially playing Wells as a tightly coiled individual, Cage lets his rage build slowly, finally allowing it to boil over as the horrors he witnesses become...

Author: By Bill Gienapp, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PORNOGRAPHERS | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...with legs crossed and body slouched over 20 degrees from the vertical axis. Support yourself with the elbow of your twirling hand, with hand, elbow and shoulder forming an isosceles triangle. If you are in lecture, tilt your head to one side and stare into space, to show that your complete mastery of the material renders taking notes unnecessary. If you are taking an exam, furrow your brow and stare intently at your blue book. This gives the impression that you need to twirl just to keep your massive brain busy...

Author: By Richard D. Ma, | Title: How To: Twirl a Pen | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...best way to break your neck? Tipping your head back to stare at the screen on the ceiling. The Mugar Omni Theater is showing Alaska: Spirit of the Wild. Charlton Heston narrates the journey into one of the world's last great frontiers. Museum of Science, Science Park. 723-2500. Call for daily show times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MONDAY MAR 8 | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

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