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...history happened. There were bigger stars on the Colony's stage and screen, but Steamboat Willie got the press. Crowds created near mob scenes as they rushed to see this "riot of mirth." In truth, it was crude stuff. But Mickey turned a cow's tail into a hurdy-gurdy handle, and it mooed music as he cranked away. Another bovine's teeth became a xylophone on which he beat out a tune. In short, Willie had what its more pretentious competitors lacked--energy and freedom. And its creator was on his way to fame, riches and immortality. --By Richard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nov. 18, 1928 | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

...Back at the blocking position Mitchell estimated at least 20 or 30 Iraqi dead, in the bungalow and the ditches around. Not a single round, not even a piece of shrapnel, has hit the Americans. "Good stuff, good stuff," said Capt. Melendez. "Now I have an idea of the capability and how they're deploying it. And I got the result I was looking for-it ain't much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charlie Rock Strikes Back | 3/30/2003 | See Source »

...help our ancestors fight off parasitic worms. These days, however, parasitic worms aren't so common--especially in urban areas--and IgE has become something of a nuisance. The higher the level of IgE in your body, the more likely you are to develop allergic reactions to otherwise harmless stuff, like peanuts. IgE-triggered allergies also seem to play a role in certain cases of asthma. Over the past decade, researchers have developed specialized compounds, called monoclonal antibodies, to block the action of IgE and dampen the body's allergic reactions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Fighting over Peanuts | 3/24/2003 | See Source »

...would go out in the woods and talk, and nothing would happen." But Kasdan was, after all, the writer of The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark before directing many of what he calls "general humanist comedies," and he wanted a break from the character-driven stuff. "I had never done effects. Action isn't something I've done much," he says. "Those are the kinds of movies I react to. I like action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Horror Sounds | 3/24/2003 | See Source »

...Heady stuff. And Iraq is the least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France's Game | 3/24/2003 | See Source »

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