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George Lucas never meant to become a filmmaker. As a teen, he dreamed of becoming an anthropologist and later an illustrator, which his father, the owner of a stationery store, called "not a proper occupation." But Lucas is sure that the Force was always with him. "I believe that even if I had become an anthropologist, I still would've started making movies and ended up right where I am now," he says. "This path has been too strongly etched, and it's too winding." While he has been wandering, we've been wondering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Director: So, What's the Deal with Leia's Hair? | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...there's not enough to do for the effort. They're partly right; it's too bum-numbingly far on a motorbike and, at about $150 for a day trip in a four-wheel drive, getting there in comfort is pricey. For that money, though, you get a proper guide from a reputable agency like Tamarind Tours (tamarindtours.com) or Lolei Travel (asiatours.net/cambodia) . You'll need that because few guidebooks explain the history or significance of the area in detail and, contrary to what you'll be told, Phnom Kulen offers plenty to know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond, Literally, Angkor Wat | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

Former Council President Paul A. Gusmorino ’02 confirmed that the bid was placed without the proper approval of the council...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wyclef, Jurassic 5 To Play in May | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...disputed territory that both India and Pakistan claim as their own. Five months ago, violence by the guerrillas escalated tensions between India and Pakistan and nearly led to full-scale warfare. The President must also rely on the agency to crack down on sectarian extremists who operate within Pakistan proper - zealots have killed more than 70 people this year, including two Americans and three others in an Islamabad church in March - even though the ISI is believed to have kept up indirect links with these groups in the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Pakistan Tamed its Spies? | 4/28/2002 | See Source »

...many scenes read as flat, and instances of explosion feel forced. Because the proper work of subtle tension-building is not done in the first act, the string of different officers’ testimony in the second act appears more like courtroom formality than courtroom drama...

Author: By Jason T. Fitzgerald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘A Few Good Men’ Handles Honor, Code, Not Truth | 4/26/2002 | See Source »

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