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Substituted into the weekend's playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys, Cunningham failed miserably and incurred the wrath of the coaching staff and his teammates...

Author: By Shira A. Springer, | Title: Sport Perpetuates Adolescence | 1/22/1996 | See Source »

...also been making my list and checking it twice. Some people at Harvard will be rewarded for being especially nice this year, but those who have been naughty will face the wrath of Santa...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: Santa's Visit to Harvard | 12/13/1995 | See Source »

...UNTIL NOW, THE TARGETS OF BILL (THE BOOK OF Virtues) Bennett's crusades have at least been plausible sources of evil. But the latest victim of his wrath--TV talk shows of the Sally Jessy Raphael variety--are in a whole different category from drugs and gangsta rap. As anyone who actually watches them knows, the talk shows are one of the most excruciatingly moralistic forums the culture has to offer. Disturbing and sometimes disgusting, yes, but their very business is to preach the middle-class virtues of responsibility, reason and self-control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN DEFENSE OF TALK SHOWS | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

...between Springsteen's stark Nebraska album and his serenely wrenching hit Streets of Philadelphia--is spare, featuring little instrumentation beyond an acoustic guitar, harmonica and keyboard. In the title song, Springsteen summons the spirit of the hero of John Steinbeck's famous novel about migrant workers, The Grapes of Wrath: "I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light/ With the ghost of old Tom Joad." This album too has the power to haunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: BORDER MUSIC | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

...WRATH IS CURRENTLY THE deadly sin of choice. If you were left out of the greedfest of the '80s, you can now rage against the growing gap between the haves and the have mores. If your job has gone to someone younger, prettier or darker, don't get even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: THE MAKING OF A ZEALOT | 11/27/1995 | See Source »

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