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...phone bills, marriage proposals and credit card offers, she was unnerved by a mysterious document. "When I first saw the invitation, I had no clue what the deal was. It was for some party with cheese, at an apartment I've never been to, hosted by a complete stranger. I didn't even know if he was a Harvard student or just some random guy. Total sketch vibes," she says. Sketchy or not, she regrets missing the event...

Author: By S. Tuysuzoglu, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Whine and Cheese | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

...also often give you a new sense of being alone in the world. You will have lost parental protection--a benevolent presence between the stupid things you do and a world that loves to ridicule them. Fall down in the snow? Get a D on a midterm? Have a stranger say you're a rich, arrogant bastard in a letter they mean for the entire campus to read? First and foremost, these concerns are yours to deal with. Friends new or old can only help...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: With Friends Like These... | 3/14/2000 | See Source »

...methods but not his magic. He is Ghost Dog, a philosophical black gunman who runs afoul of the mobsters who employ him in Jim Jarmusch's niftily quirky Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. And yes, he is Jarmusch as well--a filmmaker who, since his 1984 Stranger Than Paradise, has pretty much defined the spirit of the truly independent American film. Ghost Dog is talking about himself and his Mafia contact, but he might be speaking of Jarmusch when he says, "Me and him, we're from different ancient tribes. And we're both almost extinct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Samurai Cineaste | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

More people are asking such questions these days. It is no longer unusual for a spouse or relative to donate a kidney to a loved one, but the number of Americans who have given a kidney to a friend, a co-worker or even a complete stranger has risen sharply--from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spare a Kidney? | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...they supposed to be magnificent in interviews, especially if the person posing the questions is not intelligent enough to ask ones that are meaningful? I love to watch Leonardo on the screen. He is frequently superb. How often would we bare our minds and hearts to a stranger? GINGER BLYMYER Eaton Center...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 13, 2000 | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

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