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...rock band -- the leg becomes a guitar, the torso a drum set -- and Jackson kicks into high gear with his We Are Here to Change the World, an up-tempo anthem. Laser beams shoot into the theater; orange light splashes off the rear wall. It is quite a workout. Or, as Producer Lemorande notes, "it's a very dense 17 minutes. It's like desserts. They're so small because they're so rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Go to the Feelies | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...books, which contained six pages of "football basics," complete with diagrams of formations and drawings to show the difference between a forward pass and a pitchout, got a workout as the game progressed and fans tried to grapple with the live version of football. "We have a great deal to learn, don't we?" mused one befuddled watcher. Most of the running plays, with the thunderous exception of Perry's one-yard touchdown rumble, went unnoticed and uncheered. "It's easier to see the ball on the telly," Sean Dyer, 24, of Melton Mowbray, said, by way of explaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Londoners Try the Real Thing | 8/18/1986 | See Source »

...Governor Sheffield, who admits he prefers the News even though "they write horrible stories about me." Advertisers too are climbing aboard, raising the News's market share to a healthy 65%. As for the once depleted and demoralized staff, it is reveling in the sleek new building, with its workout room, outdoor running track and the latest in computer technology. Marveled a visiting Fanning as she inspected the $8 million printing press: "It seems so big league...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: From the Boneyard to No. 1 | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

When the Fangs arrive in China, East meets West and, as expected, both learn a bit from each other. Fang replaces his jogging with Mr. Chao's workout, which is as much mental as phsyical; Lili adopts some of Paul's arrogance, to the dismay of her parents; and Paul remembers some of his childhood ping-pong expertise, eventually going head to head with Lili's beau in an area youth tournament...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: A Great Wall | 7/11/1986 | See Source »

...Basinger--who told interviewers that she was psychologically obssessed with achieving the requisite screen effect. Exploitation is nothing new to movies, and most, if not all, of the moviegoers who make it to 9 1/2 Weeks will be lured by the prospect of watching Basinger pout through a grueling workout of sexual stunts (only one or two of which are as exciting as we expect them...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Poor Form | 3/21/1986 | See Source »

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