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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...various contenders for the ephemeral status of true 90's relationship movie, "Walking and Talking" doesn't bother swaggering or making snide social comment: it delivers the goods, with just the right amount of bite. And the movie's beautiful final shot in a lake eloquently reassures us of Holofcener's underlying sincerity. Apply whatever metaphor you want to the summer movie scene--drought, bloated big-budget feast of fast food--the independent gem "Walking and Talking" provides refreshing proof of life beyond planet Hollywood...
Whatever happens in the fall, a legacy of Perot's race may spark a more durable movement that survives his defeat. Owing to the energy from 1992 and Perot's push this year, Reform parties in various stages of development are gaining traction in half the states. Lamm has said Perot is not the figure to take the Reform Party into the Promised Land of electoral viability. "Pass me the torch," he has implored the Founder. Perot has no intention of doing that just yet, and anyone who comes near it is likely to get burned--if Perot doesn...
...professors interviewed all expressed various levels of excitement about the prospect of alien life, but they also uniformly cautioned against jumping to premature conclusions...
...NASA look like a luxury operation. Anything that vindicates space exploration looks good to NASA. By announcing the findings now, NASA permits the scientific community to quad-check the data. NASA probably would not recover from a public mistake now. Further, the agency can manage its coverage in the various news cycles, and give the President a chance to celebrate. Nothing looks better than a chance to be the first mourner, or the first celebrant. In return for the opportunity, NASA receives presidential backing." When it comes to political theater, President Clinton leading the search for life Out There sure...
...class, Science A-33: "The Architecture of Condensed Matter," will explore the physics and chemistry of various substances, including liquids, crystalline solids and polymers...