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...from one generation of the urbanite species to the next. Unlike their forefather-oppressors, however, the post-yuppies had no outlet for their angst. They couldn't claim a cultural disaffectedness of their own, as Seinfeld and thirtysomething had been there and done that, and made it clear that fin-de-sicle unhappiness on TV was for their generation only; TV twentysomethings were left to stake new claim in another territory, the frothy world of Friends. That's where Kevin Smith stepped in. Taking a cue from Whit Stillman's so-so trilogy of yuppie angst (Metropolitan was delightfully disaffected...

Author: By Ankur N. Ghosh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: hush, yuppies: would you like some whine with your cheese? | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...What about modern, gel hybrids? Dolly? The 24-hour information superhighway? Stick to Tang and astronaut ice cream, even disposable cartridges, my friends. Nothing beats fin-de-siècle sex appeal...

Author: By J.s. Paul, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Pen vs. Pen: FM Contemplates the New 'It' Pen | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

...silver spoon of sorts with a hook--I snagged a small fish of my own. Actually, it is possibly the smallest fish I have ever seen. At time of print, I am not certain as to whether the tiny whiting was actually hungry or was attempting to engage in fin-to-fin combat with its peer out of insecurity...

Author: By J. MITCHELL Little, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Father, Son and the Firechicken | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

...began in the early morning of Aug. 29 when the crew departed in the Escort, an old, heavy, wooden 32-foot fishing boat on a day-long trip of yellow-fin tuna fishing...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law School Professor Rescued At Sea | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

...professor had just been down to Mississippi on a fishing trip with Sweet and was returning the favor. Ogletree, who usually fished for striped bass and had just mounted a 53-pound fish, landed a 75-pound yellow-fin tuna that...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law School Professor Rescued At Sea | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

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