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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Neil Cuthbert's clever screenplay is a parable of class. The three main Mystery Men may not be much, but when they audition other heroes in preparation for battle against evil genius Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), they discover there are nicely delineated levels of mediocrity. The Waffler, with his magic Truth Syrup, White Flight and the Black Menace ("We work together")--all are unworthy of joining even this pickup team. But there is talent out there. The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) has a magic ball with her father's head inside; Dad nags her from beyond the grave. Spleen (Paul Reubens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Hero in the Mirror | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

Quantitative Reasoning 28--The Magic of Numbers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Quantitative Reasoning Core Debuts for Class of 2003 | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...totally our decision. We don't say, okay, this year our magic number will be 95," Lewis said. "We're very much dependent on who goes on leave...there are some professors who teach their courses in alternate years and that affects the number of offerings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Quantitative Reasoning Core Debuts for Class of 2003 | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...addition to Quantitative Reasoning courses like Quantitative Reasoning 28: the Magic of Numbers, Lewis said other math-related courses will count for the requirement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Quantitative Reasoning Core Debuts for Class of 2003 | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...time to observe the beauty around me here, I opened up to the locals--and they opened up to me. Their low-pitched, gravely pronunciation, in sharp contrast to my Parisian accent with a hint of a Belgian twang, began to sound less foreign. And they taught me the magic of the Tour--an event the size of a small village that thunders through their region each year leaving crowds of fans, discarded tents and straggling journalists in its wake...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: What You Can't Learn From Journalism 101 | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

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