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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...happen to be a tribal elder with a taste for geological metaphors. To the old chief, Tristan is the rock everyone ``broke themselves against,'' and a good thing too, since from their suffering he gains ``his honor and a long life.'' Swell, but we're left with our stifled laughter and a very long movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EAST OF EDEN, SOUTH OF CANADA | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

Parker quieted the nervous laughter by saying in a truly concerned tone to the critic, "How are you feeling? I remember the last time I saw you, you had a cold...

Author: By Coventry Edwards-pitt, | Title: `Rhapsody' at the Ritz | 2/2/1995 | See Source »

...happen to be a tribal elder with a taste for geological metaphors. To the old chief, Tristan is the rock everyone "broke themselves against," and a good thing too, since from their suffering he gains "his honor and a long life." Swell, but we're left with our stifled laughter and a very long movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: East Of Eden, South of Canada | 1/23/1995 | See Source »

Enter The Chairman (Dome Federation One's maliciously inept dictator), played by Michael Wertheim. He dances, he sings, he erupts into fits of maniacal laughter. Of course, he also has a Deep Dark Secret...

Author: By Daley C. Haggar, | Title: Weiner's Premiere Play Astounds With Its Ridiculous Humor Out of This GALAXY | 12/8/1994 | See Source »

...will seek to pay for the capital- gains tax cut they want by reducing Medicare payments. That will be the time to offer our counter: a cut in farm subsidies." Daschle says he "knows that everything has to be on the table, including farm programs," a stance that provokes laughter from his colleagues. "Come on," says one of Daschle's supporters. "Tom's tried to protect crops no one's ever heard of. He's from South Dakota. He represents acreage, not people. When the time comes to swipe at farm subsidies, Tom won't do it. He thinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: The Next Big Election | 11/28/1994 | See Source »

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