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Thwarted in his desire to unload this philanthropic instinct on the art world, he spent a few years as a Wall Street commodities trader. But even as he languished in exile, the art market changed. By 1986, it was full of new collectors ready to believe that practically anything could be the Wave of the Future. The Hoovers were hoovered up. Then came some aquarium tanks in which basketballs floated, weighed down by a solution of Epsom salts and water to neutralize their buoyancy. These rather banal objects still strike Koons' fans as veritable icons of mystery and memory. "They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Princeling Of Kitsch | 2/8/1993 | See Source »

...leads, and we can't do that," senior Matt Mallgrave said. "We took too many penalties and we didn't have that killer instinct. We can beat a team like that, but we need the killer instinct...

Author: By Y. TAREK Farouki, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: RPI Hands Icemen First ECAC Loss, 6-3 | 2/6/1993 | See Source »

...your life your mother cooked your food. Now we have a motherly instinct in the kitchen," said Murphy. "Psychologically the food tastes better...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Lunch Earns Place in History | 2/3/1993 | See Source »

...sure, there is a populist instinct at the heart of the system since ballgoers and buyers of Inaugural umbrellas and yo-yos will foot part of the bill. Besides, says Harry Thomason, co-chairman of the Inaugural Committee, "it's sort of a Catch-22. These days people say you shouldn't spend millions and millions on the Inaugural events. But only if you spend millions and millions can the events be accessible to as many people as possible." Still, the spectacle of the Clydesdale horse team and Budweiser beer wagon parading past the White House seems at odds with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guess Who's Paying for Dinner | 1/25/1993 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--Bill Clinton, who displayed a keen instinct for symbolism in his run for the presidency, showed yesterday that he would package himself no less aggressively now that he has captured the White House...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Speech Evokes Kennedy Legacy | 1/21/1993 | See Source »

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