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...maintain an uneasy peace. They take an occasional chunk out of me while I'm in the shower, and I in return do my best to bludgeon them out of existence...

Author: By Jonathan A. Bresman, | Title: A Delicate Ecosystem | 10/22/1991 | See Source »

...exchange for a substantial chunk of change, I promise to be a pliant, obedient guinea pig. The experimenter promises not to leave me a drooling, drug-crazed psychopath (unless, of course, he agrees to pay extra...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: The Ultimate Experiment | 10/16/1991 | See Source »

...hard not to be mystified by a band that goes on a 25-city tour after a two-year absence and puts out two new albums after the tour is over. And it's hard not to chuckle at a band whose lead guitarist spends a sizable chunk of his Rolling Stone interview discussing the death of his pet snake Clyde. ("Had he been sick for a long time?" inquired Rolling Stone, in arguably the most unforgettable rock-'n'-roll interview question of all time. Yes, the snake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Misfit Metalheads | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

...loans: Israel has never defaulted on a loan in its 43 year history. The guarantees will ignite the Israeli economy, enabling a possible growth of 9 percent a year through 1995. With this economic boom, Israel would have no problem paying its debt. Moreover, because a large chunk of the $10 billion will be invested in U.S. housing companies, the loan guarantees may even improve the struggling American economy...

Author: By Steven V. Mazie, | Title: No Place to Go | 9/17/1991 | See Source »

...just ideology. Property worth billions of rubles, ranging from printing plants and party office buildings to Black Sea health spas and a luxury Moscow hotel, is held by the Communist Party. No one wants to be the first to leave the party and risk losing claim to a lucrative chunk of the property settlement when the divorce is completed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Hard Times for the Hard-Liners | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

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