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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...name. And those readers who retain a clear sense of Dickens' novel will encounter a trove of subtle allusions, not just to the 19th century author's life and works but also to the predatory relationship between an inventor of tales and the real-life subjects who find themselves grist for this creative mill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fulfilling Expectations | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...first acknowledgment that he had an affair with Gennifer Flowers. He's also alleged to have admitted under oath that he gave Lewinsky presents. The gag order in the Paula Jones case means no one can go on the record to confirm or deny this, but it's all grist to the Washington rumor mill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Takes Cover | 1/22/1998 | See Source »

...hasn't worked out that way. But should Reno fear for her job? There is certainly grist for Hatch's mill. What there hasn't been so far is much grist for Reno's. Gutting her won't bring Charlie Trie back from Shanghai...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Loneliest Job in Washington | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

...Chris Cimko, Thurmond's press secretary, said. The book, published by Pocket Books, goes on sale next week. "I know of no such "cover-up' and do not believe one existed," the senator said in a statement. Whether Thurmond's denials are sincere or just more government lies is grist for another book. The truth, as always, remains out there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strom Warnings | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...seems to me to be one, especially when dealing with the role of pastiche in postmodernism and our contemporary experience of culture. Given that, to ignore the issue of pastiche or to write it off and say the great master can take whatever he wants and use it as grist for his mill simply ignores a real and pressing problem...

Author: By Scott Rothkopf, | Title: Krauss and the Art of Cultural Controversy | 5/16/1997 | See Source »

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