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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Call them the ever-shrinking group. In their earliest days the B-52S were a quintet riding the new-wave crest, but the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson and the recent resignation of vocalist Cindy Wilson have dwindled the group to a trio. Still, as their seventh album, Good Stuff, demonstrates, their talent has by no means diminished. What were once "rapid-fire three-way vocals," as singer Kate Pierson calls them, are now back-and-forth dialogues between Pierson and Fred Schneider. Familiar motifs abound: hot pants, UFOs and mother earth. The music on the album is just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reviews Short Takes: Jul. 13, 1992 | 7/13/1992 | See Source »

...Thursday night. The problem set was due in a few hours, and the final task was a stupid assignment meant to teach us the importance of organic compounds in our daily life. As if it really matters that Crest is nothing but sodium fluoride and hence, not organic...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: That Problem Set Doesn't Really Matter Much | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

Garth Brooks Rides the Crest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 3/30/1992 | See Source »

...doesn't get a chance to get out of the way before the other water is there on top of it," observes Fred Liscum, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Levees built to protect towns can also restrict river flow, which in turn can force the waterway to crest and wash out the barriers on either bank. Says Robert Cox, Louisiana floodplain administrator: "You don't get rid of the water; you just pass it on downstream to the next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texas Come Hell or High Water | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

Climbing to the crest of a wave can be a most difficult task...

Author: By Henry Ellenbogen, | Title: Water Polo Seeks NCAA Bid | 9/20/1991 | See Source »

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