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...sulfur. To see him as the hurtful teddy boy in Days of Being Wild, the proud warrior in The Bride with White Hair and the dominant demon romancer in Phantom Lover is to realize there's nothing more exhilarating than a trip to hell with him at the wheel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Fall from a Great Height | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

Self’s season may not be on the same trajectory, but, at the very least, Walsh has found a serviceable fifth wheel. Next time a weekend emergency pops up, the Crimson’s best fill-in option will be Self-evident...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life of Brian: Self-help Solves Baseball's Personnel Problems | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

...mentioned, the fellow is tickled. This is the kind of aggressively lowbrow humor that American critics generally excuse only because it's British. I found it just tiresome, though partly redeemed by the good cheer and polish of Foley and McColl (along with Toby Jones, a hardworking third wheel) and by the show's gimmick: each night a different "mystery guest? shows up to help act out the play within a play. Roger Moore, Nathan Lane and Kevin Kline have been among the stars lured onstage, invariably to an ecstatic reception. Alas, they too have to dress up like women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadway and Beyond: Three Shows That Probably Won't Save the Great White Way | 4/5/2003 | See Source »

...outside," their commander appealed to a couple of them who seemed ready to wander off. My own attempt at low-profile maintenance foundered soon after. Our four-wheel-drive with "TV" written on the roof and hood didn't help. One of the Americans swore quietly, and I was invited to leave. I parked across the road...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gone Without a Trace | 3/29/2003 | See Source »

...importation of opium pipes, though the briskness of the trade in antique opium pipes suggests those laws aren't being rigidly enforced. Opium lamps, however, are far more likely to clear customs. They are smaller than oil lamps used for lighting, and an opium lamp never has a mechanical wheel to advance the wick?this was done by hand with a pair of tweezers. It is unusual to find an opium lamp that has its original glass funnel intact. Most have been fitted with replacements made from tea glasses or even liquor bottles. If an opium lamp sports a glass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Intoxicating Antiques | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

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