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...series has come roaring back from its midlife crisis of the 1980s. The past three outings, all starring Pierce Brosnan, have together grossed more than $1 billion at the box office. If the story lines were not always coherent, at least the action was reliably high octane, the stunts spectacular, the women lovely (and increasingly lethal) and the hero an island of imperturbable British cool amid the mayhem. In the Irish Brosnan, with his nimble brow and arch half-smiles, the franchise has found its most persuasive Bond since Scotsman Sean Connery. Decades of critics have asked when the superspy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Man With The Golden Run | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

Playing his best games of the year, Grumet-Morris allowed just two goals, finishing the weekend with 64 saves and a spectacular .970 save percentage...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Hockey Thaws North Country With Sweep | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...ONLY THE LONELY Phu Tork means "lonely mountain" in the northeast's Isaan dialect, but since a stairway was finished in 1974, the steady flow of tourists means you'll never be alone at its monastery. Its seven stories provide spectacular views of Nong Khai province's Bung Kan district. At the top of the mountain is a slightly spooky forest, where, if local lore is to be believed, you might be joined by otherworldly company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short Cuts | 11/17/2002 | See Source »

...complicated manner in which the phone was sent to Tunisia, suggest the backing of an organized group. But even if officials unearth the network behind Nizar, that may not stop another one from launching an attack. Investigators can't be sure whether al-Qaeda is plotting one spectacular, centrally organized attack or a series of small-scale ad hoc strikes. Or both. Several months ago intelligence services discovered that dozens of Europe-based Arabs trained in al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan were wending their way back to the Continent via Azerbaijan, Chechnya and Turkey. But "there seems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Europe Next? | 11/10/2002 | See Source »

Martire and Bergman lead Harvard’s outstanding sophomore class that has improved significantly since last season and has produced some spectacular performances over the last few months...

Author: By Samita Mannapperuma, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tennis Foursome Departs For Nationals | 11/7/2002 | See Source »

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