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In Living Color (Fox). The scripts have grown more erratic since the debut last spring, but Keenen Ivory Wayans and his talented family have perked up prime time with their sharp impersonations and satirical derring-do. Two snaps up.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of '90: TV | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

To counter the setbacks, Collor strives to keep his personal popularity high with feats of derring-do. On weekends he can be spotted practicing karate (he has a black belt), riding his motorcycle or piloting an ultra-light aircraft. The son of a wealthy, political family, he makes no attempt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil The Biggest Shake-Up | 8/6/1990 | See Source »

It was the embodiment of Yankee ingenuity and derring-do, the pride of the U.S. and the envy of the world. The very mention of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration evoked images of intrepid astronauts walking in space and frolicking on the moon, of sophisticated robot craft swooping past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spinning Out Of Orbit | 8/6/1990 | See Source »

Funny things can happen to stories on their way to publication, as TIME's correspondents know all too well. Almost every one of our journalists has coped with a special roadblock or snafu that has turned an already challenging assignment into something that requires the patience of Job or the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: May 21 1990 | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. In just six weeks, $100 million worth of movie- goers have seen this live-action version of the TV cartoon. Were any of them adults? If so, they have seen a dark, plodding melodrama only rarely leavened by wit or derring-do. Heroes on the half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: May 14, 1990 | 5/14/1990 | See Source »

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