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...chosen to run, Kerry would already have been behind in the race to woo donors. Vice President Al Gore '69, the Democratic front-runner, and former New Jersey senator Bill Bradley both began courting big contributors months...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Kerry, A Tough Decision Not To Run | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...real. The sexual revolution, goes the argument, has been a curse for women. Before girls had the power, their modest ways set the rules of the game: to pursue meant to woo, and to bed meant to wed. Sexual modesty fostered not only a more civil society but also a sexier world. A glimpse of a knee, the graze of a shoulder sent shivers. Delicious! But now women are encouraged to be like men, and what a mess it is. The refined has been replaced by the vulgar, and sex has become just the thing you do on the third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modestly Provocative | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...ages. A delicious, brilliantly crafted example of how a movie can entertain, move and impress without sacrificing wit and intelligence. In a play-within-a-play, Joe Fiennes plays Shakespeare as an ill-fated Romeo trying to woo his upper-class Juliet (Gwyneth Paltrow). What prevents this familiar tale from degenerating into cliche is its self-awareness--it's a fulfilling romance and a sharp comedy. And a luminous Paltrow glowingly convinces why she is worthy of the greatest mind of all time...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE THE THIN RED LINE | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

...ages. A delicious, brilliantly crafted example of how a movie can entertain, move and impress without sacrificing wit and intelligence. In a play within a play, Joe Fiennes plays Shakespeare as an ill-fated Romeo trying to woo his upper-class Juliet (Gwyneth Paltrow). What prevents this familiar tale from degenerating into cliche is its self-awareness--it's a fulfilling romance and a sharp comedy. And a luminous Paltrow glowingly convinces why she is worthy of the greatest mind of all time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

Some firms already active in Asia through joint ventures are buying out their cash-strapped local partners, thus positioning themselves to reap all the profits from a future upturn. In South Korea, Coca-Cola has taken over the bottling and distribution businesses of three former partners--Doosan Beverage, Woo Sung Food and Honam Food--and it is no secret that Coors is negotiating to take full control of Jinro Coors Beer. South Korea is one of a tiny handful of troubled Asian countries expected to resume some positive growth, however small, by late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quarterly Business Report: Diamonds Buried in The Rubble | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

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