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Rojas is more than up to the task vocally--his voice is full-bodied and intense, if at times in a middle vocal range that makes it hard to project--but acting-wise, Rojas has fallen into the the trap of the magnificent singer who is plauged with an inability to act convincingly. He did seem to open up through the course of the opera, but his slightly grotesque nuzzling of the deathbed-ridden Violetta seemed contrived and ingenuine...

Author: By Ankur N. Ghosh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sumptuous `Traviata' Shines on a Grand Scale | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

...wasn't waiting for some other House to proveif this was a wise decision or not," he said. "Theprocess just took that long...

Author: By Mary C. Cardinale, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Winthrop House Adds Name to Universal Keycard List | 12/3/1998 | See Source »

This is Watergate manque. Starr is not Archibald Cox. Henry Hyde has Sam Ervin's white hair but not his folksy touch. There are no bipartisan Wise Men like Howard Baker, nowhere the drama of a fresh question revealing a secret White House taping system. Back then a hearing was a hearing, not a televised re-enactment of previous document dumps. And back then Sam Dash was Sam Dash. This time around he's been Starr's ethics enabler, overlooking obvious conflicts until his client went so far as to testify, against his advice, as an "aggressive advocate" for impeachment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, Repeat After Me | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...take part in an activity, says Jan Allen, associate professor of child and family studies at the University of Tennessee, "parents should help them understand that they have to stay with it for at least the school year." She believes that keeping commitments teaches a child how to make wise decisions in the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents' Guide: Time Flies | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...square knot retained its central importance. Chivalry, woodcraft and "duck-on-a-rock," on the other hand, made way for low-impact camping, Internet etiquette and self-defense from sexual abuse. The new book is printed in color on recycled paper, and it, alas, no longer offers such wise saws as "all trainers know that smoking is bad for the wind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Nov. 23, 1998 | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

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