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Minutes later, Shewchuk again raced up the ice. After a couple of nifty moves to free herself from defenders, she blasted a shot that would be the game winner...

Author: By Grant D. Wiens, | Title: W. Hockey Drops Dartmouth | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

...Brittany named Brill. "They were like George and Lennie from Of Mice and Men," remembers Wulf. "Brill was a small but brilliant hunting dog. Beau was big and not very bright; he always seemed to be asking Brill to tell him about the rabbits." Like the Westminster winner, Wulf's report on the show is both handsome and smart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Contributors: Feb. 24, 1997 | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...lost his bet when someone else proved that you could, in theory, focus gravity waves so precisely as to create a naked singularity. "Stephen took a while to accept the result," says Preskill, but now Hawking has paid up: [pounds]100 (about $163), some "clothing to cover the winner's nakedness" and a thumbprint on a concession statement. The physicist didn't give in easily. The message on the T shirts he gave Thorne and Preskill reads, NATURE ABHORS A NAKED SINGULARITY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 24, 1997 | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

Once upon a time, she was a Queen of England--on the TV screen--but now she's a hardworking Member of Parliament. Jackson, who has two Best Actress Oscars, and was a 1972 Emmy winner for Elizabeth R, walked away from movie celebrity in 1992 and won election as Labour's representative for Hampstead and Highgate. During a 27-year acting career, she suffered from extreme stage fright; she told the Guardian last September that "the longer I carried on, the greater the fear became.'' In the House of Commons, however, she is fearless. Proud of her working-class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 24, 1997 | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...this certain needs a build-up this long, mmm-hmmm. To its credit, though, "Sling Blade" plays out among real human beings, a welcome break in a year of airborne cows and impossible missions. A few swift cuts in the editing room and Thornton could have had a real winner. As is, "Sling Blade" is a worthy runner...

Author: By Nick K. Davis, | Title: Thornton's One-Man Show a Gem | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

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