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...much, sometimes I can't even breathe." Buddy's ma has trouble sleeping, so he lullabies her with favorite tunes ("She likes the theme to Blazing Saddles"). George's uncle Damascus (Eddie Rouse) is a violent man whose fear of dogs impels him to kill George's treasured stray. From guilt and love, he fashions a cap out of the dead mutt's pelt and gives it to the boy to protect his head. It's the thought that counts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Let Us Now Praise Little Men | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...known in the DPRK, like his father before him, as the "Great Leader." We had been told beforehand to avoid any sudden movements when in the Great Leader's presence. Not to ask any questions unless the Great Leader addressed us. And under no circumstances to stray from our minders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strange World of N. Korea's 'Great Leader' | 10/28/2000 | See Source »

...unlike the other days. But, in my opinion, it will not be a happy day. We will get the same sad news. I picked up my bag and went to school. I don't have a strong desire to study. I expect to die at any moment by a stray bullet from an Israeli soldier. I looked at my house. I gazed at all the spots I used to sit on or play, as it is my last time to see them. It is a terrible feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diaries of Hope and Hate: Five Days in the Middle East | 10/22/2000 | See Source »

...fabulous (ahem) sport if you like that sort of thing, but American baseball fans must surely admit that apart from a few stray Japanese and Cuban teams, baseball is something of a bust in export terms. So to drape the grandiose "World" in front of the word "Series" is a bit of a cheat. Up there with Ross Perot's pathetic use of the term "world-class" (whatever that meant) and the patronizing term "world music" - which loosely translated means anything not in English...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York, New York: The Subway Series | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

...surprised that the "Stray Dog" image has become so famous...

Author: By Jennifer Gordon and Jeni Tu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Tokyo Eye, Part II | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

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