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Phillips also blames growing social problems on a poor economy. Check out this materialist gem: "Moreover, stagflation fed social disruption, so that by the late 1960s and early 1970s, divorces, drug use and hemlines were rising alongside inflation, interest rates and debt...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Kevin Phillips' Boiling Point Is Not so Hot | 4/22/1993 | See Source »

CINEMA: Emma's a Gem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

Gould's incredible mastery of the scientific and the literary realms makes him a rare gem in his field--in his world, he would be a rare fossil find. He can make science accessible, important and compelling all at once, while other writers struggle with any one of these tasks. Like the quirky and unpredictable sequence of evolution which Gould defends, his wacky and often random metaphors serve him well in the creation (evolution might state it better) of a unified set of essays...

Author: By Anthony J. Laracuente., | Title: Eight Little Piggies Rail Against Social Darwinism | 3/11/1993 | See Source »

...most pleasant surprise on Floored Genius is "Out of My Mind on Dope and Speed," an underproduced gem from the nearly unfindable Skellington (1990) that sounds something like the Velvet Underground with the Opportunes singing backup. It's almost enough to give you hope for a Julian Cope comeback--too bad the last three songs here are drawn from 1991's truly execrable Peggy Suicide...

Author: By Jordan Ellenberg, | Title: New Music | 11/5/1992 | See Source »

...instilled an amazing loyalty inpeople-staff and students," says Zarker. "You allgot a real gem up there...

Author: By Joe Mathews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Face in the Yard | 9/18/1992 | See Source »

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