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But Drer's motives went beyond money. Indeed, the popularity of his 'Passions' is indicative of a contemporary obsession as strong in DŸrer himself as in his audiences. His pictures were intended to allow the viewer to imagine him or herself in Christ's crown of thorns - the...

Author: By Benjamin E. Lytal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Durer is in the Details | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

You could say that Nurse Betty is a road picture. You could also call it a meditation on how the media scramble easily impressionable brains. Or a study in obsession, since Charlie, working his last job before retirement, conceives a passion for Betty that fully matches hers for David--and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Comprehensive Care | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Daisuke Matsuzaka made his name in 1998, performing on the sacred grounds of Koshien, the Yankee Stadium of Japan, in the National High School Baseball Championship. The series is a national obsession, played in front of sell-out crowds and attracting more TV viewers every summer than any other sporting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profile: Daisuke Matsuzaka | 9/6/2000 | See Source »

Note to George Dubya: so you think voters aren't smart enough to have got it right when they voted for Bill Clinton [CAMPAIGN 2000, Aug. 14]? Face it: Clinton may not be much of a man, but he's a near perfect politician. American voters probably think they can...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 4, 2000 | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

Actually, despite our traditional obsession with sports, despite the coercive drumming of pre-Olympics hype, some of us don't care that much about the Olympics. We think we matter for other reasons. We suspect we're on the map already, and that only American myopia would see us otherwise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Australia | 9/1/2000 | See Source »

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