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Cold Wave Hits Bottom; A Slow Climb Out Begins 1994
The cold set records across the northeast Yesterday, and forecasters said that this morning could be even colder in many places. But the weather will get better soon, they promise; the New York City area could be in the relatively balmy 40's by sunday. -
In Sea of Wealth, Homeless Defy the Cold
In the bitter cold of the night, the lights in the windows of Leggiadro, a boutique on the fancy upper reaches of Madison Avenue, cast their glow on $40 tights, cashmere leggings and on Fred Nardella, a man wrapped in a green Army surplus blanket who was trying to get some sleep in a cardboard box. -
Unplugged in New York
Recorded in late 1993 but released in ’94, ‘Unplugged in New York’ showed a hitherto unseen softer side of Nirvana – one usually obscured by guitar fuzz and throaty screams. Cover versions of The Vaselines, David Bowie and Meat Puppets tracks, as well as gentler takes on tracks like ‘Come As You Are’ made ‘Unplugged’ a stirring final release for the trio. -
Pulp fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction hit cinemas in September 1994, proving a massive box office hit. Just as successful was its now legendary soundtrack, made up of cult cuts of surf rock and a electrifying rendition of Neil Diamond’s ‘Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon’ by Urge Overkill. By 1996, the soundtrack had sold more 2m copies. -
Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort is an American actor, known for playing Augustus Waters in the romance The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and the title character in the action thriller Baby Driver (2017). Ansel was born in New York City to photographer Arthur Elgort and opera director Grethe Barrett Holby. -
Sports of The Times; '1994! 1994! 1994!'
Such a simple sentence. But since 1940 nobody has been able to say it out loud until now. And at the final buzzer of their 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night, the roar of 18,200 parishioners at Madison Square Garden was louder than the fireworks that exploded above the ice. -
More Black Candidates Find Places on Republican Ballots
J. C. Watts Jr., who is running for Congress, is still remembered here as the quarterback who directed the Oklahoma Sooners down the field for a dramatic victory over Florida State in the waning seconds of the 1981 Orange Bowl. -
Pataki on the Record: Excerpts From a Talk On Campaign Issues
State Senator George E. Pataki, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, met with reporters and editors of The New York Times for two hours on Friday to discuss issues in the gubernatorial race and his goals if elected. -
Bitter Strike in Indiana Echoes in Massachusetts
A dot in a sea of pancake-flat farmland, this northern Indiana factory town has handed Senator Edward M. Kennedy an unexpected opportunity to try to tip the balance in the tightest campaign of his 32-year Senate career. -
Giuliani Talks of Agonizing Over Best Man for the City
Following is a transcript of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's endorsement of Gov. Mario M. Cuomo yesterday, with excerpts from the question-and-answer session that followed, as recorded by The New York Times. -
Standard Speeches of Chiles and Bush: What Is Fair? What Is Negative?
Following are excerpts from speeches by Gov. Lawton Chiles, the Democrat seeking re-election in Florida, and his Republican challenger, Jeb Bush, the businessman who is a son of former President George Bush. The speeches, both delivered on Oct. 19 in Lakeland, Fla., and transcribed by The New York Times, provide examples of the messages each candidate is delivering in his standard campaign speeches. -
THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: IN THEIR OWN WORDS; Standard Speeches of Chiles and Bush: What Is Fair? What Is Negative?
Following are excerpts from speeches by Gov. Lawton Chiles, the Democrat seeking re-election in Florida, and his Republican challenger, Jeb Bush, the businessman who is a son of former President George Bush. The speeches, both delivered on Oct. 19 in Lakeland, Fla., and transcribed by The New York Times, provide examples of the messages each candidate is delivering in his standard campaign speeches. -
For a Bronx District, Cuomo Isn't Just a Choice, but a Faith By JANNY SCOTT
Every telephone pole in Williamsbridge seems to be wearing a Mario Cuomo poster. Cuomo fliers skitter daily under locked front doors. Everywhere, people state their gubernatorial preference with gusto: Cuomo, -
CUOMO AND PATAKI GO TO LONG ISLAND IN HUNT FOR VOTES
The two candidates for governor campaigned today in vote-rich and voter-angry Long Island, a traditional Republican stronghold where Mario M. Cuomo sees new opportunity in the closing days of the race and where Republican infighting has weakened his rival, State Senator George E. Pataki. -
O.J. Simpson Police Chase
On June 17, 1994 the world watched as O.J. Simpson was in a low-speed chase driving his white Ford Bronco five days after his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman were found murdered outside of her Los Angeles home. Simpson eventually surrendered when the police caught up to him in front of his Brentwood mansion. -
A Year to Forget: 1994 Leaves Mexico Reeling
The year that was predicted to be such a good one had barely begun when an uprising broke out in the state of Chiapas. Following closely were the assassinations of top political figures -- the first since 1929 -- the kidnappings of powerful businessmen, vicious infighting in the long-ruling political party and Mexico's worst economic crisis of the last decade.