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...parts. Maybe that's why, in the locker room after the team clinched the Series, widely reviled owner George Steinbrenner provided one of the most frightening moments on network television: standing in his white turtleneck and double-breasted blue suit, his voice cracking, he tried to force a tear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Greatest Ever? | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Morgan Evans, the protagonist of the play, was acted with great skill by first-year Mwashuma Kamata Nyatta, a native of Nairobi, Kenya. Evans--an out-of-place scholar in the mining town--loves to learn, yet is not entirely able to tear himself away from other hobbies such as drinking and hanging out with his buddies. Nyatta intelligently portrayed this inward struggle with grace and thoughtfulness and was able to show us the many sides of his complex character, some of which were not entirely positive, such as his predilection for pub life. Overall, Nyatta utterly fulfilled the depth...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshmen Play in Alien Corn | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...beat and vocals with a big band brass arrangement and a Caribbean steel drum. At times, there are so many diverse elements to a song thatmany of his innovations can only be appreciated ifcarefully heard three or four times. In sharpcontrast, on the very next track, "Build itUp--Tear at Down," cyber distortion combines witha relatively slower beat tempo and a conspicuously'80s hair-rock vocal refrain. The overall effectof these seemingly unrelated and clashing soundsamples can only be understood in the context ofFatboy Slim's mixing style and amazing abilities.In lesser hands, such combinations would soundawful, but it appears...

Author: By Chris R. Blazeiewski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Right About Now, Phat Pickings | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

Sjogreen said such hardware difficulties are unusual but not unprecedented. He said they occasionally occur due to the wear and tear of the hardware...

Author: By Robert Chan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HCS Pays $4K To Retrieve Lost Information | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

...They didn't, but they ran a check on his license. We have an address, they told me, but we're not authorized to give it out. Please, I begged--my mother is so worried. "What makes you think he's in Ayer?" they demanded to know. I forced tears to my eyes. Give us your license, they barked. I pushed a tear down my cheek. That got them--they gave me the address...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

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