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To begin with, the plot is formulaic and lacks any real suspense. Taking place in the outer reaches of space, Wing Commander begins in the midst of a war raging between the Earth-centered Confederation and the hostile cat-race of the Kilrathi. The Kilrathi, having captured a Confederation navigation...

Author: By Brian R. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fly By | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

The big news last week was that Details editor Michael Caruso was fired even though Maxim-ization had helped the magazine to recoup several years' worth of circulation losses. The new hire is none other than Maxim's editor, Mark Golin, who came to the magazine just a year ago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bosom Buddies | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

When things get too weird, a small crew of angst-ridden teenagers steps in to save the day. There's Stan, the wannabe intellectual football captain; Stokely, the grungy science fiction-reading loner; Zeke, the brilliant drug-dealing second-year senior; Delilah, the self loathing head cheerleader; Marybeth, the annoyingly...

Author: By Sara M. Jablon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THE FACULTY | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

To paraphrase another Arizona legislator, humor in the defense of politics is no vice. On the other hand, it can take you only so far in national politics. Just ask Bob Dole, a genuinely funny man. And just ask Morris Udall, the 30-year congressman and presidential wannabe who died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morris Udall, 1922-1998 | 12/13/1998 | See Source »

Nerdy Mike is a wannabe nightclub crooner. Wallflower Marcia still lives with her parents. Marcia catches Mike's act; they fall for each other and seem headed for happily ever after until Marcia discovers Mike gobbling up fresh frog roadkill. Not your average boy-meets-girl story, off-Broadway's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Duet! A Romantic Fable | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

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