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...short stint, however, as McCaffrey realized she wanted more out of her work. "I didn't have that great a voice," she says. "i wanted a regular paycheck...

Author: By Jessie M. Amberg, | Title: Dragons, 'Weyrwomen' Haunt a Sci-Fi Writer's Domain | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...getting dirty and gritty...oooo macarena! Let's admit one thing right off the bat: summer has changed, and not just because we're no longer 11 years old and looking forward to three months' worth of unadulterated goofing off, give or take a summer-school session or a stint at an overly rigorous sleep-away camp making lanyards for The Man. Once upon a time, for kids and adults alike, the season's operative word was languor; today it's grosses. Because summer itself, like the movies to which the season lends its name as adjective, has got bigger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL SUMMER PREVIEW: READY, SET...PLAY! | 5/26/1997 | See Source »

...good 10 minute walk away, and every day I made the trek. Some days I bought frozen yogurt, other days ice cream sundaes; I even sampled all the variations of the 'Blast' drink series. I knew all of the flavors in the store. By the end of my stint working for this campaign, I became convinced that I ought to work at Baskin-Robbins, since I could better advise customers on selections than the store's own staff. Ice cream is an odd drug of choice, especially for me. It's not as if I live in Florida. Oh, wouldn...

Author: By Melissa ROSE Langsam, | Title: The Eighth Wonder of the World | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...Barbra award for good sportsmanship: David Letterman, for making fun of his own panned stint as Oscar host...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 7, 1997 | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

DIED. URAL ALEXIS JOHNSON, 88, U.S. diplomat; in Raleigh, North Carolina. Nearly as enduring as the mountain range after which he was named, Johnson's career spanned more than four decades and encompassed ambassadorships to Czechoslovakia, Thailand and Japan, a stint as Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs during the Cuban missile crisis and service as chief U.S. negotiator under Nixon at the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 7, 1997 | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

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