Word: bets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Every year, one of the magical 14 seeds sneaks into the second round. I'm struggling to find one this season, but the best bet is probably Northern Illinois. The Texas Tech Red Raiders played no quality non-conference opponents and a perfect record in Southwestern conference is no more spectacular then a fifth-place finish in the Big East...
...what if these stereotypes are true? Shanley, in spite of his wonderful ear for that which is funny, has unfortunately bought into the Hollywood writing formula--the work produced is pleasurable but ultimately does not tackle any meaty themes. For an evening of merriment, "Four Dogs" is a good bet. But if a Brechtian intellectualized theater is what you're looking for, it won't be found in this dog-eat-dog farce...
HOOKERS Played by Best Actresses Elisabeth Shue and Sharon Stone and supporting bet Mira Sorvino...
That may be easier to do now that the Black Entertainment Network has broadcast what amounted to an hour-long infomercial for O.J. This was Simpson doing what he does best--selling himself--and it flopped. BET, which promised a "no-holds-barred" interview, was trying to polish its reputation as a news operation. Simpson's goal was to hawk the $29.95 home video in which he gives his own version of the night when Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman were butchered. Simpson reached out to BET because none of the networks or major cable operations would...
...something with blacks." So alarmed were Simpson's lawyers by the prospect of a public appearance the same week he was being deposed in the wrongful death suit that some of them put their objections in writing. But Simpson would not be deflected. After complex negotiations with BET, it was agreed that the network could ask whatever it wished, but Simpson didn't have to answer--and BET sold him $200,000 worth of ad time to hawk the tape...