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...Lord's annointed, we find, performs like any of God's lesser creations. The color of his urine is the subject of much interest in the film - during his madness, it is as blue as his blood (a symptom of porphyria). George doesn't neglect any of the other bodily functions either. "Saving your presence, I will try a fart," he informs his Lady (Helen Mirren). He is equally uninhibited...

Author: By Natasha Wimmer, | Title: Hawthorne's 'Madness' is Royally Superb | 2/2/1995 | See Source »

...members of the unit for torturing and killing a 16-year-old Somali boy who had trespassed on their compound in Belet Huen while he was looking for food. One of the troopers was sentenced to five years in prison; the other eight were either acquitted or are appealing lesser charges. During the pretrial investigation, officials discovered that a handful of soldiers in the Airborne, calling themselves the Rebels, had adopted the Confederate flag as their banner and openly proclaimed racist views...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RACISM IN THE RANKS | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

...hands of a lesser writer, such a premise might be played simply for suspense and shock. There is plenty of both in Felicia's Journey, but Trevor grounds his effects in utterly plausible details; potential terror seems more terrible when its source is the ordinary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEDUCED AND ABANDONED | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

...recommends that a student have a strong background in physics and math before entering the class. A backgrounds in chemistry is also useful but to as lesser degree, he says...

Author: By Anne M. Stiles, | Title: Science Course Offers Choice | 1/25/1995 | See Source »

...hands of a lesser writer, such a premise might be played simply for suspense and shock. There is plenty of both in Felicia's Journey, but Trevor grounds his effects in utterly plausible details; potential terror seems more terrible when its source is the ordinary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Seduced and Abandoned | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

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