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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...straight-faced, emotional and talented. Almost the entire set was taken from the new album, as Ben Folds impressively rocked out on the piano for "Narcolepsy," "Don't Change Your Plans" and "Army". But Folds was not going to leave without showing the brilliant irreverent side he has been known for, and finished the set with "Song for the Dumped," featuring the eternal lyric "Give me my money back, you bitch...

Author: By Christopher R. Blazejewski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Good, Bad and Ugly at WBCN | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...seems appropriate that the anticlimactic Gulf War, known more for CNN's establishment of hegemony over the media than any acts of human heroism, should be filmed and co-scripted by a director known for his comedies...

Author: By Nadia A. Berenstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gulf, Anyone? | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...Conrad Vig, in vaudeville terms, would be the 'straight-man' of the movie. Vig is played by Spike Jonze, known not for his acting but for his directing--of music videos, for the Beastie Boys and Bjork, among others. Jonze's performance is one of the highlights of the film. He portrays Vig with a sort of unstudied exuberance, post-adolescent can-do hyperactivity, and is earnestly naive without a trace of self-parody. He delivers lines that may be almost trite in their ignorance--for example, when he asks an Iraqi rebel leader, "So, you guys think all Americans...

Author: By Nadia A. Berenstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gulf, Anyone? | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

Alberto Tomba "La Bomba" had no scheduling conflicts when he was contacted and was actually able to ski right in to take up his teaching duties. Tomba, best known for his downhill Olympic slalom performance and for his wooing of the women, is considered by other TFs to be an "insightful and interesting person," regardless of his athleticism...

Author: By Whitney K. Bryant, Jessica A. Nordell, and Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, S | Title: Not Your Average TF | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

Pintauro, known for his rendering of social, political and cultural moments in television, is certain to add a vitality to the class. His position that domestic staff are people too can only enhance the life-changing experience of the course. The teaching staff agreed that Pintauro will not have problems relating to his students, but suggested that students may have to work to bridge the gap between themselves and the former child star. In order to overcome this barrier, the course sourcebook will now include excerpts from issues 63-72 of TigerBeat as well as several posters (suitable for framing...

Author: By Whitney K. Bryant, Jessica A. Nordell, and Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, S | Title: Not Your Average TF | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

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