Word: magically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interesting way to help us think about a century that saw the transition from an industrial age into an electronic one, the triumph of democratic capitalism over fascism and communism, the horrors of unprecedented World Wars and genocide, the development of movies and television and the Internet, and the magic of new forms of art, music and sport...
Then there's Irabu, who has dozens of tiny magnets taped to his body. Unfortunately for him, that body is now in Columbus, Ohio, where the Yankee rookie will try to regain the magic that disappeared all too quickly after his July 10 debut. Fortunately for the parents of baseball-playing kids, Irabu's demise came before their offspring could strip their refrigerator doors. Fridge magnets wouldn't have worked anyway; they register around 4 gauss (a measure of magnetic strength) and have north and south poles on both sides, while medical magnets range from 800 to 4,000 gauss...
...late hours of the afternoon arrive, the Indian fortune tellers, the joggers and California-style bladers, the myriad of couples waiting for dusk to come, all provide picturesque detail to the majestic scenario of the bay and Hong Kong Island's towering skyscrapers and elegant buildings. But the real magic lies elsewhere, in the labyrinth of streets and cavernous meadows where the multifaceted realities of the metropolis reveal their enigmas. From 8 p.m. to shortly after midnight, Temple Street becomes the showcase of one of Hong Kong's sacred shopping venues, with a selection of merchandise that could rival...
...hard to imagine Stewart's innocence as dangerous. The magic moments I treasure most are when his throaty hesitations are melted in a murmur of tenderness--the defensive and rigid store clerk of The Shop Around the Corner confessing his love for Margaret Sullavan, the small-time banker whispering "Mary" over and over while Donna Reed is on the telephone with another...
...seniors to college, or watch a practicing pathologist teach college-level biology, or witness students pull their homework off the mainframe serving the building's 300 computers. "It's a joy to teach here," says principal Laura Abegglen. "You don't ask teachers to pull magic out of thin...