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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...believe, two Jeff Lebowskis living in the Greater Los Angeles area. There's the rich, shady one (David Huddleston) ensconced in a Pasadena mansion, who gives The Big Lebowski its title. His opposite number is better known as "Dude." Played by Jeff Bridges, he's a burned-out beach bum whose mental clock stopped sometime in the '70s. But when some thugs, mistaking him for his namesake, invade his pad, beat him up and, worse, ruin the rug that ties the whole living room together, he seeks redress. Or at least some replacement carpetry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Short Takes: The Big Lebowski | 3/2/1998 | See Source »

...Luckily, I found someone to bum a cigarette from and could spend my money on food," she says...

Author: By Rachel K. Sobel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Smoking at Harvard | 2/24/1998 | See Source »

...Most of us [at the Law School] thought it was unfortunate...that she got a bum rap, papers hadn't read her work," he said...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Guinier Accepts Law School Tenure | 1/28/1998 | See Source »

...yearly clash with Stanford, turned ugly. Daily Californian columnist Guy Branum printed the name of CHELSEA CLINTON'S dorm and told his fellow Berkeley students to "show your spirit on Chelsea's bloodied carcass." Go, team! The Secret Service, however, didn't find those words so inspiring and instead bum-rushed Branum's dorm while they were in town for a Hillary Clinton speaking engagement. Agent Chris Van Holt showed up on campus to check Branum's medical records and search his room--and the spunky undergrad taped the entire proceeding. "I want to make sure you don't have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 8, 1997 | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...deal--but on its own terms. For his part, Myles Connor last week told TIME he would forfeit any reward or reduction of the 2 1/2 years left on his sentence, provided Billy be freed and three other unnamed inmates have their cases reconsidered. The three mugs got bum raps, says the rogue crusader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT ART CAPER | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

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