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...puppet show faithfully presents a series of frog-puppets, papier-mached, red-mouthed and bug-eyed. No Kermit lookalikes here, just an interesting and varied array of well-handled, gesticulatory ex-tadpoles...

Author: By Sarah C. Dry, | Title: The Frogs: Aristophanes With Strings Attached | 4/22/1993 | See Source »

...provides a great deal of power to the expert. I'm writing this editorial using Word Perfect and Windows, so when I encounter a bug I have no choice but to grin and bear it. It would be impossible for me to rewrite both programs from scratch, so I have little recourse but to call the company, whine, and pray that it will be fixed in the next release...

Author: By John E. Stafford, | Title: Set Your Software Free | 4/20/1993 | See Source »

That should be no problem for the 177-pound Drosos, fortunately, since he has somehow avoided the injury bug. He has performed very well lately, and this weekend was no exception...

Author: By Mike Maciszewski, | Title: Grapplers Go 1-3 on Weekend | 2/16/1993 | See Source »

...high number of recent injuries was a combination of a rampant flu bug that hit the team during exams, according to Doyle...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: M. Squash Breezes Past MIT, Williams | 2/4/1993 | See Source »

From the '50s onward, then, Hollywood began to move away from the bug-eyed, watermelon-eating portrayals of African-Americans that abounded in the '30s, introducing a wider variety of characters. As Stepin Fetchit became a phenomenon of the past, stars like Lena Horne and Sidney Poitier were born. Nevertheless, the roles available to Blacks were still basically tame--musicians, functionaries, and other characters that did little to challenge the status quo. The few movies that did have an edge to them were poorly distributed or received criticism for being too incendiary. For example, 20th Century Fox's controversial...

Author: By Alexis G. Averbuck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTHING BUT A MOVIE? | 1/29/1993 | See Source »

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