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With the public thus fooled, and with his image on the media's A-list, Strawberry could have rent his strings and made himself whole again. He was finally in a position to define himself--the special magic of media spin doctors does not work on an honest and upright...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Darryl, A Hero Made of Straw | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

With the public thus fooled, and with his image on the media's A-list, Strawberry could have rent his strings and made himself whole again. He was finally in a position to define himself--the special magic of media spin doctors does not work on an honest and upright...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Greene Line: Darryl, A Hero Made of Straw | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...absence of the husband conveniently opens the door for the infidelity of the wife, a pattern that plays out to perfection when Pearl becomes involved with an enigmatic blouse-seller named Walker (Viggo Mortensen), a drifter who epitomizes the care-free existence of that generation. Pearl's regression from upright mother and wife to liberated--and thus irresponsible--woman is contrasted by the simultaneous coming of age of her daughter (Anna Paquin...

Author: By Richard Ho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Back to Woodstock | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...common ancestor about 5 million years ago. The genes of the two groups differ hardly at all, but some of them are differently arranged. By using that information, along with hominid fossils, we shall learn what genetic changes made it possible for the ancestors of modern people to stand upright (about 4 million years ago) and then to speak. As a by-product, we shall be able to trace the migration routes of our human ancestors who emigrated from Africa and came to populate the surface of the earth. A half-century from now, we shall have a rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next? | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

POSTURE IMPERFECT Women athletes may be more vulnerable than men to knee injuries because they tend to crouch less when they play sports like basketball and soccer. The upright posture, especially detrimental during landing and pivoting, forces the quadriceps to exert pressure on knee ligaments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Mar. 1, 1999 | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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