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...despite the future-shock flourishes, most of Zooropa flies beneath the radar, mapping a personal terrain of reflection and emotional catharsis. The sensory overload of superstardom is chillingly conveyed in Numb as the Edge's monotonic vocal is underscored by a lacerating guitar lick. Other songs are suffused with a sense of fleeting time. In Some Days Are Better than Others, Bono observes, "Some days take less but most days take more/ Some days slip through your fingers and onto the floor." And in the hymnlike Dirty Day, he seems to glimpse his own mortality as he sings, "These days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Future Shock From Ireland | 7/12/1993 | See Source »

They are your Undergraduate Council representatives--politicians in every sense of the word, trying to get that extra lick of experience in a sheltered atmosphere before moving on to law school. When's the last time one asked you what you thought was wrong with College life...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Grovelling for Your Fall Votes | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

Wilson said he is friends with the first-years who drew the top lottery number, and invites them--and the other 345 blocking groups--to "lick a dusty surface...

Author: By John Tessitore, | Title: House Lottery Results Arrive | 4/8/1993 | See Source »

Like the IDF, Harvard must learn to avoid stiff formality at all costs. The best way for Harvard's community to become more effective in crushing FID once and for all is, to quote Ross Perot, "join hands together and just lick this problem...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: Can We Call You Al? | 12/9/1992 | See Source »

Dean Ween looked over at the sound man, grinned, and launched into the opening riff. The crowd surged forwards, fists in the air, and Gene began to sing. People were mouthing the words. "Fat Lenny's gonna walk right into mah self...Fat Lenny's gonna lick my head off..." Gene was swaying with the microphone stand. "This a story 'bout mah friend Fat Lenny," he shrieked. Rock 'n' roll glory streamed from his face. The crowd went nuts. We were in the presence of greatness...

Author: By Tom Scocca, | Title: Reviews | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

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