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...thought people were going to dress up," exclaimed the performer as he took the stage, dazzling the crowd in a glittering red gown, flashing earrings and a stylish coiffure...

Author: By Alec Permison, | Title: Female Impersonator Performs in Adams House | 3/16/1993 | See Source »

Jagger, so busy keeping naughty, is not widely noted for his skill with ballads, but he has packed in a few humdingers here, including songs of love in advancing age (Evening Gown) and against tall odds (Hang On to Me Tonight). Most surprising of all, Wandering Spirit closes with an unexpected knockout combination of two low-key tunes: Angel in My Heart, which has instrumental echoes of the Stones' classic Lady Jane, and Handsome Molly, a traditional folk song that gives the record a coda that lingers like the end of a ghostly love story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jumping Jack Smash | 2/15/1993 | See Source »

Victimized by an inner-city youth, Prince's death has come to symbolize not only the centuries old clash of town and gown but also the meeting of cyclical inner-city poverty and the aloofness of those who daily walk...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Yale's Iron Curtain | 1/29/1993 | See Source »

...years after her death, following each snowfall, her figure was seen walking through the snow near the Chapel. The skirt of her mourning gown trailed through the snow; but there were never any footprints...

Author: By David P. Bardeen, | Title: Where Has The Snow Gone? | 1/27/1993 | See Source »

Chelsea Clinton attended the MTV ball--the only unofficial gathering to draw a Clinton family visit--wearing a green velvet ball gown. When the First Child climbed on stage with her parents, Bill Clinton said "Don't my wife and daughter look fabulous tonight?" Soon, the crowd began chanting "Chelsea, Chelsea" and would not be silenced until the president announced that she would stay at the ball all night...

Author: By Mary LOUISE Kelly, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Clinton Joins Galas | 1/21/1993 | See Source »

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