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...happen. All the time, all the year. They, the people there, are selling to us: peace and prosperity. Government. At the low cost of XYZ % of your annual interrate disciplinary objective careeer-nexus net apartment-result equal opportunity cash employment intake. And the bill is neatly prearranged through IRS Bros Brokers Incorporated...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Cheesy Politics | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

Prince and the Revolution: Purple Rain (Warner Bros., 1984). Not only the best rock sound track ever written, Purple Rain is the most contained and passionate work to come from this protean regent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Best of the Decade: Music | 1/1/1990 | See Source »

Most likely to turn your child into a space cadet. At first, home video games were supposed to be educational, teaching the kids computer literacy and all that. Then came Nintendo, purveyor of the Super Mario Bros., to revitalize the world market for mindless alien blasting. Parents now suspect that there is something disturbingly addictive about these amusements, but at least they keep the kids off the streets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Most of the Decade | 1/1/1990 | See Source »

...suitably cinematic twist, the deal turned the feuding companies into close business partners. Under terms of the agreement, Sony agreed to sell Warner a 50% interest in Columbia House, the largest U.S. direct-mail club for records, tapes and videocassettes. Warner Bros., which is controlled by Time Warner, also received exclusive cable-TV distribution rights for all Columbia feature films, television movies and mini-series. Included were the 2,700 movies in Columbia's film library. In addition, Warner Bros. will become sole owner of the valuable Burbank Studios -- which the two companies now jointly hold -- by acquiring Columbia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Up, Hollywood Style | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...dispute erupted in September, when Sony recruited Guber and Peters to head Columbia for $2.75 million in annual salaries plus profit-sharing bonuses. Sony also agreed to pay $200 million for Guber-Peters Entertainment, which the two men operate. Warner Bros. responded with a $1 billion suit against Sony for inducing Guber and Peters to break their Warner contract. Said Ed Atorino, who follows the entertainment industry for the Wall Street firm Salomon Bros.: "Sony didn't read the fine print. Warner made them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Up, Hollywood Style | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

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