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...that Markhasev was not only near the scene of the crime but also said he was going to "go do a jack." The government's lawyers will thus argue that whoever killed Cosby had robbery in mind and turned the body onto its back, presumably looking for something to steal, since taking the victim's car was no longer a possibility. "Who's gonna steal a car with a flat tire?" asks a prosecutor close to the case. Indeed, both Zakaria and Peters, who were with Markhasev that night, informed police that their companion told them he shot Cosby because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN THE FACE OF DEATH | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...audience who are only familiar with Disney's version of the fairy tale. Cinderella's father is not dead, but very weak-spirited, and only watches sadly as the wicked stepsisters torment his daughter. Cinderella's late mother left her a locket, which the stepsisters try to steal from her. Cinderella gets a bit of revenge when the Dancing Master visits, for she learns the steps faster than her jealous stepsisters. When the Fairy Godmother arrives, she whisks Cinderella away to dance with the Four Seasons and their Cavaliers before arriving at the Prince's Royal Ball. After Cinderella runs...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, | Title: Something Doesn't Quite Fit | 5/9/1997 | See Source »

...remember that if you're not careful, backing up on floppies won't help you in case of theft. A criminal will steal the computer and everything near it--including those backup floppies you thoughtfully made. Goodbye, data...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: tech TALK | 4/22/1997 | See Source »

...fashion calendar, were in full crush. At Dior, house of the very hot designer John Galliano, the props indicated that the young maestro had been thinking hard about a dreamland Orient. As the crowds tripped around the delicate bridge to nowhere on their way to find or steal seats, one conservatively dressed businessman waited quietly in the shadows. Galliano may get the attention, but, murmured Bernard Arnault, "I have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: THE POPE OF FASHION | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

...troops. Figes tells the story well, in a very long volume that never becomes unwieldy. He lets Lenin's friend and tolerated critic, the poet Maxim Gorky, make the most telling observation, in a 1919 letter to his wife: "Only the Commissars live a pleasant life these days. They steal as much as they can from the ordinary people in order to pay for their courtesans and their unsocialist luxuries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: THE TYRANNY OF STUPIDITY | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

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