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Will Smith hails Miami as the place where "all night and day the heat is on." But if you really want to "Get Jiggy Wit It," invest some time in your local SoCal gym. It's a meat market worse than the First-Year Mixer--men don't bare all in form-fitting bike shorts for nothing...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: California Knows How to Exercise | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...between blacks and whites, quotes liberally from Hegel...nah, we're just playin'. Dre's album is mostly about weed, "bitches" and guns, just as you'd expect. Still, some of the beats are fresh and involving, and Dre's collaborations with Eminem and Snoop Dogg have ferocity and wit. But you have to wonder: Can gangsta themes age gracefully? Will Dr. Dre 2041 find an older, wiser Dre boasting about the benefits of marijuana for glaucoma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Dr. Dre 2001 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...someone would instruct the filmmakers about cartoon values. This picture has none. It lacks visual wit and expressiveness of movement. It has no pace, or even much of a pulse. As a Rastafarian moviegoer might say, "It's pokey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Just Didn't Get It | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

...reader with historical vignettes, ecological and geological detail, and often hilarious encounters with local eccentrics. The net effect is akin to Willard Scott channeling both Alexis de Tocqueville and John McPhee. The hearty, quote-laden banter between Heat-Moon and his mates sometimes sounds forced, but the author's wit and energy ultimately quell any cavils...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: River-Horse | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...Fanny is quaintly moral, and pretty much chock-full of sugar and spice and everything nice. But Rozema has taken Fanny to new heights by giving her a boldness and sauciness which the director seems to fashion after Jane Austen herself--Austen in all her fierce humanity, her devastating wit, and her deep-seated belief in the power of love between two people...

Author: By Benjamin Cowan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Mansfield Park Surprisingly Racy | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

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