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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...episode of Ted Koppel's "Nightline" which, on this special occasion, was televised before a live American audience. At one point during a break in the questions Koppel had been posing to his guest, the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) asked, "Have I paralyzed you?" evoking vociferous laughter and applause...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: Mandela & Company | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

...actual movie, clips of quotes from Bean are peppered between tracks. There really is no musical reason for these connectors, but they certainly contribute to the overall confusion. If nothing else, Bean: The Album will maintain a constant transition from puzzlement to doubling over in short bouts of laughter. But the investment of time and mental energy really isn't worth the minimal entertainment that Bean's soundtrack offers...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Disorganization as a Musical Revelation | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

Later in the address, Safire's comment that "respectable journalism is an oxymoron" drew laughter among his peers...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Safire Discusses Journalism History | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...Philadelphia?" you guess, and immediately regret it as you are drowned in the scornful laughter of your friends...

Author: By Josh N. Lambert, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Some Literature for the Illiterate: The MTV Generation Hits the Books | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...family finds a way to function in the most terrible of situations. Although Anne claims to resent her mother and occasionally complains about the others as well, she sees some good in all of them. Even as she skips restlessly around the annex, provoking--as children often do--both laughter and irritation, she reveals an unusually mature perspective and generous heart...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Solid Production Puts Story First in Broadway-Bound `Anne Frank' | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

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