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...slimeball tycoon named Donald Grump (played with ooze and flair by Tom Hughes) is trying to cheat a nice old lady named Isadora Jarr (Jeremy Nye) out of her casino, the Tropicana Pure Premium. Jarr needs a million bucks to escape bankruptcy. Coincidentally, Grump's Chicken McNugget Casino is hosting the Miss Fortune Beauty Pageant--first prize, $1,000,000! Coincidentally, the Tropicana's headline trio of tonsorially challenged sisters--Mona Lott (Mark O'Keefe in a big red wig), Liza Lott (Mike McNeal in a big black wig) and Cara Lott (Peter Ferren in a big blonde wig)--have...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Lotts of Fun in Las Vegas | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

Joining recent recipients Clint Eastwood (1991) and Kevin Costner (1990), Douglas added some flair to their hallowed ranks...

Author: By Maya E. Fischhoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Douglas Claims Pudding Pot | 2/19/1992 | See Source »

Speed, not style, is what counts in most Alpine contests. But for a new medal event, moguls skiing, competitors must show plenty of creativity and flair as they snake their way down a 920-ft. course bristling with hip-deep moguls, also known as the Bumps. Judges choose a winner based on a skier's speed and the quality and technique of the competitor's aerials and turns. The debut of moguls skiing at Albertville is likely to ignite an instantaneous star: Donna Weinbrecht of New Jersey. A two-time World Cup moguls champion, Weinbrecht, 26, is heavily favored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Cutting Edges | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

...ranks of ice dancing, there are couples who dazzle with their crowd-pleasing flair and those who enrapture with their graceful lines; duos who amuse with their spunky choreography and those who astound with the technical brilliance of their footwork. But rarely do a couple bring such artistry and innovation to the sport that they leave unerasable tracks in the ice long after they have retired from amateur competition. In 1984 Britain's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean did just that with their gold-winning Olympic performance to Ravel's Bolero. Now come France's Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Fire On Ice | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

Alex E. Marashian '92, who plays Joe Blunsten, believes the rehearsal process works. "In a good episode, we have a lot of spontaneous flair. I figure out so many of my gestures when I'm on stage...

Author: By Deborah Wexler, | Title: No Justice for This Working Man! | 12/14/1991 | See Source »

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