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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...guitar solos on "Set Me Straight," and something so ridiculously self-important about the clunky tempo changes of "Lizzy" that it's hard to give Houdini the benefit of the doubt, let alone the benefit of a second listen. And while Houdini does have one redeeming virtue--namely, "Honey Bucket," a song built around a tight riff and insistent drumwork--the album has little to offer except tired and huddled masses of guitar cliches...

Author: By Michael E. Farbiarz, | Title: No Escape | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

Over in the cereal aisle two students toss each other bottles of gatorade. In the doorway, a balding man scratches at his lotto ticket, breath held in suspended anticipation. Robert places a black, plastic bucket upside down in front of one of the registers. It reads, "CLOSED," scrawled in black and orange ink across its belly (Halloween colors). The lines have disappered: the store grows suddenly quiet. Robert and Bonnie relax. Their shift only half-over, they wait casually for the next rush...

Author: By Sonna Moon, | Title: At Your Convenience | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

...taste the preservatives." Poor. Minimal chip action Great. Lots of chocolate taste, yet not overpowering. Wonderful. "The chocolate taste comes right through." General Observations Exotic chocolate flavor. Not your basic milk-chocolate. Far from chocolate chip cookie paradise, though it did possess a certain je ne sais quoi. The bucket-o-cinnamon and "touch-o-nutmeg" eliminate the chocolate taste. This cookie's only redeeming french fry test--chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside. Very rich. This cookie is "moist and plump," "greasy," and "heavy," "a lot of butter." "Just a gosh darn good cookie." Very straightforward...

Author: By Stephanie P. Wexler, | Title: Smart Cookies | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

...billion bottles, or more than four years' worth of sales, compared with a normal buffer stock of less than three years. By reducing the grape harvest by a third, the producers are aiming for 15 million fewer bottles. Against current surpluses, that may seem like a drop in the bucket, but it is widely viewed as a step in the right direction. The new agreement worked out by vineyard owners and union workers also provides for lowering grape prices from an all-time high of 32 francs ($5.66) per kilo to 20.50 francs ($3.62) per kilo, which should make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hold The Corks | 10/18/1993 | See Source »

ADEIMANTUS Socrates, if taking the chemistry GRE is just a drop in the bucket for Glaucon, then it would just be plain stupid of Glaucon not to take it. There's a small chance he might change his mind and want to go back to chemistry...

Author: By Daniel Choi, | Title: With Friends Like These... | 9/30/1993 | See Source »

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