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I don't mean to sound organized. Mine are not unusual preparations, and these are not extraordinary timeframes. Perhaps hurry, as the sages tell us, is really a sign of not having mastered time. There is plenty I don't plan--dinner, coffee, a Saturday afternoon picnic, staying up all...

Author: By Maryanthe E. Malliaris, | Title: Reservations Required | 4/25/2000 | See Source »

But that's not the half of it. Wanting something, wanting it in the future and wanting it at a particular time in the future are also tricky distinctions. As W. H. Auden observed in his famous treatise on love, Dichtung und Wahrheit (Poetry and Truth): "I will love you...

Author: By Maryanthe E. Malliaris, | Title: Reservations Required | 4/25/2000 | See Source »

This is precisely the type of film one would find at this festival that simply could not be found anywhere else. Daniel Sousa's Minotaur (one of 9 RISD-affiliated entries) was an absolutely staggering 9-minute animation that took almost three years to complete. Joe Gibbon's Multiple Barbie...

Author: By Jon Natchez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Good Film Hunting | 4/14/2000 | See Source »

But is he ready? Many think not, including the U.S. attorney's District of Columbia office, which on Tuesday called for a federal court hearing over the proposal. When Hinckley was tried for his actions in 1981, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. This means, of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Hinckley Outgrown His Straitjacket? | 4/12/2000 | See Source »

Of course, even if genetically manipulated athletes did survive their training and thrive in their sport, it's hard to say what they'd have won. A well-trained runner or ballplayer is one thing; a well-manufactured one is something else--less a product of skill and will than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Anyone Ever Run A 3 Minute Mile? | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

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