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...TETE-A-TETE The tattooed head of a Maori warrior sparked debate over human-body parts as art after the French government barred a natural-history museum from returning the head to New Zealand, where the Maori are from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Briefing: Nov. 12, 2007 | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...said of Cats back in 1982: "You'll leave the theater humming other people's better songs.") That's a shame, because Korie has a knack for clever lyrics; I'd never heard eunuch and Punic rhymed before. For the "Drift Away" bridge he conjures a lovely wistfulness - "Our tete-a-tetes, midnight duets, / Our breakfast tea and toast, / Funny how things that mean the least/ Are what we'll miss the most" - that approaches the pop poetry of Broadway's Golden Age lyric masters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Movies Sing on Stage | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

Those A-Ha tracks that you think you remember from childhood—it’s actually VH1—serve as great background noise for studying. The tables, which all have their own tiny lamps, facilitate intimate tete a tetes. And, if she still hasn’t shown up, just spread out your notes and you’ll fit right...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HOTSPOT: 1369 Coffehouse | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...look like child’s play. These are juxtaposed with restful, poetic shots of the French countryside that allow the audience a few moments’ respite from the hand-wringing scenes of battle. There are rowdy ruts in the military pub, and there are quiet, heart-bearing tete-a-tetes between the soldiers. BOTTOM LINE: “Flyboys” portrays the international honor codes of war, the respect that soldiers of opposing sides hold for one another, and addresses the futility of war. This is a war film that has steered clear of side-picking propaganda...

Author: By April B. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Flyboys | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

...things that Christian life says no to. We want to make people understand that according to human nature, it is a man and a woman who are made for each other and made to give humanity a future," he said. Still, the Pope remains the underdog in this intellectual tete-a-tete. Although gay marriage is unacceptable to many, only a tiny proportion of Catholics follow the church's strict doctrine on birth control and premarital sex - doctrines that Benedict has recently reiterated. Polls consistently show that 80% of Spaniards identify themselves as Catholic, even if only about one-fourth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope Squares Off With Spain's Secular Champion | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

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