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And it was shortly thereafter that the Gores learned just how much their willful eldest child could impact them. Karenna was a handful, even as a toddler. "Rules and limits are more important than a lot of parents realize," wrote Tipper in her 1987 book, Raising PG Kids in an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democratic Convention: The Daughter Also Rises | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

In the post-Austin Powers era, where behind every evil force about to take over the world there stands a Mr. Bigglesworth and even, perhaps, a Mini-Me, taking the Soviet espionage genre seriously involves a willful suspension of disbelief on par with that required to enjoy a full-length...

Author: By Carla A. Blackmar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spies and Thrills Abound in 'Hapgood' | 7/28/2000 | See Source »

The irresistible baby boom generation has a way of imposing its will upon history. Sheer force of numbers (40 million) has blessed the boomers with a sublime sense of their own entitlement and a willful generational narcissism that empowers them in sibling teamwork toward rational solutions. So they have had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Choice for Clinton's Next Job: Boot Camp | 5/26/2000 | See Source »

This being the case, all we can do is hope that things stay pretty much the way they are--which is both good and bad. The bad news is that we will forever remain the willful, capricious, appalling creatures that we have been ever since our species emerged during the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Keep Evolving? | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

He is just as willful and complex playing Arnie, the retarded boy living under a death sentence in What's Eating Gilbert Grape; as he is playing Meryl Streep's pyromaniac son Hank in Marvin's Room. Other young actors, to keep viewers on their side, would strike the sympathy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Beach Boy | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

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