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...comedy writer Marilyn Suzanne Miller, in a New York Times Op-Ed piece a few years ago, who witheringly described advertisers? target audience as ?the all-important 18-19 demographic.? To gauge from Super Bowl commercials (I fart in your general direction), Hollywood movies (stuff blowin? up, guys crackin? wise) and most newspaper and magazine coverage of the arts (INSERT HERE name of latest youthcult fad), you?d think American comprised nothing but teenage boys with billions to burn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Sunday Morning Going Strong | 2/13/2004 | See Source »

...those content with smoothies made with more mundane members of the fruit and vegetable families, Harnett's makes crackin' blends, either from a set menu or made to order. For a small additional fee, they will add the herbs to alleviate any aches, pains or conditions. The bartenders know about the healing properties of all of them and can suggest the appropriate herbs if you tell them your troubles. And just think, you won't even end up drunk afterwards.FM

Author: By Alexandra B. Haggiag, | Title: Absolutely No Preservatives | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...most promising new song on "Voodoo Lounge." All the same, it begins with a too-standard blues bass line. The funky horns are a nice addition, but the song doesn't bring blues as far as the easy rumble of "Honky Tonk Women" or the casual calypso flavor of "Crackin...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: DO THE VOODOO YOU USED TO DO | 8/5/1994 | See Source »

This aardvark thing is a breath of fresh air. Meanwhile, Sebastian seems to be stepping up to meet the competition. Keep that whip crackin.' Gene...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aardvark Is A Breath of Air... | 2/18/1994 | See Source »

...equitable racial mix among thrashers. Rivalry seems to occur along geographical, not blood, lines. Eastern skateboarders smart about skateboarding's being seen as another sunny fad from Southern California, while the folks on the West Coast tend to rise above the controversy -- smoothly, natch -- as if they were crackin' an Ollie (standing on the board and bouncing straight into the air) over a large fire hydrant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Irresistible Lure Of Grabbing Air | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

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