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Despite his humanitarian nature, Da Vinci also created many machines of war. He built a predecessor of the modern tank which would allow soldiers to attack from behind a protected layer of armor...

Author: By Benjamin A. Stingle, | Title: Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist | 3/11/1997 | See Source »

...When I hear him croaking at night, peaceful in his little tank, it makes me realize how stressed-out we get as students," said Gabriela. "His croaking brings me back to reality, it relaxes me, it's a very soothing noise, and also just looking at him playing in the water is also therapeutic...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Animal Magnetism | 3/1/1997 | See Source »

...movie executive would prefer fathering films to merely adopting them. But while you can make a lot of money producing pictures, you can also lose a lot. Miramax did indeed tank with some of its early in-house productions, like The Lemon Sisters with Diane Keaton and The Long Walk Home with Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg. It has been more successful with genre films birthed by Bob Weinstein's Dimension Films. Dimension plans sequels to Scream, From Dusk Till Dawn and Total Recall, originally made by another studio. Miramax, which traditionally had more pickups than homegrown product, is making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: INDEPENDENTS' DAY | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...Crimson couldn't rally, dropping three of the next four, putting the match out of reach. The only bright spot in the heavier divisions was the continuing dominance of freshman Frank "The Tank" Volpe who easily overcame his challenger by the score of 12-1 and improved his record...

Author: By Joseph K. Goodwin, | Title: Wrestling Loses Big One to Big Red | 2/19/1997 | See Source »

...race is a nebulous concept, racism remains a concrete reality. Cose, author of A Nation of Strangers and The Rage of a Privileged Class and a commentator for Newsweek, confronts this most sensitive of American subjects with a mix of think-tank analysis, anecdotal journalism and cautious Utopianism. Before he is through, however, his lofty vision of a color-blind society has been modified into a 12-step program for a "race-neutral" nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: COOL TALK ON A HOT TOPIC | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

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