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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mariner's compass was used by the Chinese well before 1050, the year the instrument made its appearance in European ships in Mediterranean waters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Evolving Culture | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...There has to be something better to do than Partying Like It's, well, you know. Doesn't there? For the three sane people in the U.S. who are NOT going to be spending their evening as clay pigeons in the terrorist crosshairs, er, crossroads of the world, Couch Potato offers these millennial movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You're Not Doing Anything for New Year's... | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...which is one of those movies that give fresh meaning to the term "guilty pleasure." This time it's millennial New Year's in Los Angeles. Ralph Fiennes is Lenny the virtual reality dealer, delivering taped real-life experiences directly into junkies' cerebral cortexes, while Angela Bassett counters as, well, as the Tina Turner character she played in What's Love Got to Do With It? Director Kathryn Bigelow's action scenes are mesmerizing, but the movie itself is stranded in a dark gloomy netherworld that's part Blade Runner, part Seven, and mostly bad. And since it was penned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If You're Not Doing Anything for New Year's... | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...remains a mystery why the Kelsos left Steven at the hospital instead of seeking help or placing him in an institution, especially since they were well informed about services. They reportedly couldn?t get nursing care over the holidays and had to sleep in shifts to care for their only child. "My sense is that what she and her husband did was the product of a lot of stress," said University of Pittsburgh law professor Paul O?Hanlon, chairman of the disabilities council. "She had spent years fighting to keep Steven at home but felt the system wasn't really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Nightmare | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...they await a March 7 trial, the Kelsos are forbidden to have any contact with their son while authorities try to line up a suitable long-term placement. The hospital has been deluged with calls offering sympathy and support, as well as some from other parents of severely handicapped children urging that the Kelsos not be judged too harshly. Steven is medically stable, says hospital spokeswoman Terri Greenley, "but we'll keep him here to make sure he gets whatever he needs, whether it's medical care or a smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Nightmare | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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