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On the other hand, the drab village of the Wishy-Washy seems to be located at the 50-yard line of American public opinion in this presidential election. It is the village residents who will--surprise--decide the outcome. In the village, we think there are strong reasons to vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Every Man A Blowhard | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

And so the tribes of the Decided form. This is great in many ways--sheer liberation, democracy juiced up to a new dimension. But with a dangerous side effect. To be of the tribe of the Undecided is to belong to a bloodless, dying breed--you are shunned, held in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Every Man A Blowhard | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

Far and away, the most charming and delightful character is Algy Moncrief, played superbly in this production by David Skeist '02. Algy, while an indulgent cad, has disarmingly endearing qualities. His lines are among the most poignant and comic in the play. Skeist personifies Wilde's Algy with verve and...

Author: By Angma D. Jhala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Importance of Seeing Earnest | 1/14/2000 | See Source »

Gay and lesbian activists are taking a wait-and-see attitude over the candidates' positions. "This constituency is sophisticated enough to know that campaign pledges often don?t bear fruit," says TIME political correspondent Eric Pooley. Gore watched Clinton?s gay-rights campaign rhetoric capture the gay vote in 1992...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bradley Steps Into the 'Don't Ask' Minefield | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

Still, her relentlessly bubbly persona may not have the same effect on American record buyers. Wholesome is hot these days--look at Ricky Martin or Britney Spears--but Voice of an Angel may prove a harder sell, consisting as it does of wishy-washy arrangements of hymns and Celtic folk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Charlotte Church: Youth Will Be Served | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

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