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Reinstated in the army in 1950, Sadat joined Nasser in the coup that toppled King Farouk two years later. Sadat held a variety of posts under Nasser, distinguishing himself mainly by a slavish obedience that led colleagues to dub him "Nasser's poodle." Nasser apparently appreciated his docile loyalty and named him Vice President in 1969. A year later, Nasser was dead of a heart attack and the little-known Sadat became President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sadat: He Changed the Tide of History | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

Rashante Rub-a-Dub Band--Western Front...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oct. 15-21 | 10/15/1981 | See Source »

...first marriage, which ended in divorce. Her second husband, Neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein, died of cancer shortly before she became mayor. She has since married Financier Richard Blum, whose active role in his wife's career has been criticized in some quarters, leading one columnist to dub the mayor "Feinblum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Was Given on a Crown of Thorns | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

...sing about his experiences as a black. On Escape Artist, the sound is more emphatically Jamaican. Indeed, Jeffreys may be the first off-island artist to have done reggae right. One of Escape Artist's best tunes is a fierce evocation of the Miami riots of 1980 done "dub" style. Dub is reggae dressed down, and Jeffreys has lately taken to wearing his hair in the braided dreadlocks favored by Jamaican Rastafarians. That is more than a gesture of style. It helps connect him a little more closely to the music. After all this time, it gives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Anthems for the Mystery Kids | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

...real meat of it is in the (spontaneous?) dialogue coming from Strummer, as he talks politics or introduces the song "I'm So Bored with the USA," dedicating it to Freddie Laker, "the man who made it all possible." Later, Strummer sings lyrics a cappella on a studio dub of "All the Young Punks," undermining his own lyrics with harmonic "c---s" on the final rhyme. One senses validity and importance in this early version of the Clash; one also imagines Clash Muzak in some future elevator...

Author: By Gregory Springer, | Title: Punk Flicks (Old Tricks) | 10/16/1980 | See Source »

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