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...20th century alchemy. From something as vile as coal tar came a remarkably versatile substance. It wasn't the first plastic, however. Celluloid had been commercially available for decades as a substitute for tortoise-shell, horn, bone and other materials. But celluloid, which had developed a reputation as a cheap mimic of better traditional materials, was derived from chemically treated cotton and other cellulose-containing vegetable matter. Bakelite was lab-made through and through. It was 100% synthetic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chemist LEO BAEKELAND | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...worst wasn't even the revolting tale of the "Greaseman," a white disk jockey in Washington who was fired for appending a vile quip to a portion of a song by multiple Grammy Award-winning hip-hop singer Lauryn Hill: "No wonder people drag them behind trucks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prejudice? Perish the Thought | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

Anwar: Definitely not. This is nothing but vile character assassination to prevent me from becoming PM. I've produced evidence to prove a high-level conspiracy against me. The allegations include all forms of sexual misconduct, corruption, treason, complicity in a murder and other heinous crimes. Ultimately I will be vindicated. Insya Allah [God willing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Is Drunk with Power | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

Politics or not, hate crimes or not, the practice of homosexuality anywhere outrages right-thinking people everywhere. The sooner homosexuals come to terms with the unchangeable fact that God unequivocally disapproves of their sexual conduct and those who applaud such behavior, the sooner they will turn away from their vile degeneracy. JOHN QUINCY MITCHELL La Verne, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 16, 1998 | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...this desperation might well be correlated with that vile statistic that makes this place sound like a eugenics farm: "85 percent of Harvard people find their spouses here." Hmm, just imagining the ego wars that go on in a Harvard-Radcliffe marriage will cause heartbearn. It'd be like the Clash of the Titans and "Moonlighting" all rolled into one and on acid. This would make a better statistic: "85 percent of Harvard people find their spouses ere...and 98 percent of them divorce them after two weeks of pure hell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: groovy train | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

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