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...Cowboy Junkies, who originate (curiously enough) from Toronto, express their fascination with the American South in many of their songs. Black Eyed Man recalls their past tour experiences, conjuring up images of backwater towns like Macon, Georgia, where the Civil War seems to linger unresolved in the minds of old Confederates...

Author: By Phoebe Cushman, | Title: The Soothing Melodies of the Cowboy Junkies: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...writing a short story is an art of compression. The best short stories suggest novels--the characters linger in your mind," he said...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leavitt Speech Opens Awareness Days | 4/7/1992 | See Source »

...Angeles. As usual, traffic is backed up along Palms Boulevard as drivers wait for a spot in the store's parking lot. Inside, crowds jam the supplement section, which gleams with row upon row of small, white-capped vials. Here the true believers in the gospel of vitamins linger over labels, comparing brand names and dosages, trading health sermons and nutritional arcana. They discuss the relative merits of Buffered C and Lysine, as opposed to Bio-C Plus Rose Hips, or perhaps Bio- Absorbate Vitamin C Complex capsules. There are no fewer than 10 types and dosages of vitamin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Scoop On Vitamins | 4/6/1992 | See Source »

...hard as it is to say goodbye to our sports heroes, we fans should provide a gentle nudge into retirement if they linger too long. After all of the tremendous performances turned in by Bird over the years, it seems almost barbaric to place the burden of carrying a team upon an aging star in what seems to be a futile quest for another world championship. Give the guy a break and accept the fact that the Celtics are definitely headed for the netherworld of mediocre teams who win most of their games at home and lose most...

Author: By John L.S. Simpkins, | Title: Say Goodbye to Fading Stars | 4/3/1992 | See Source »

...Gold of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University voiced a suspicion common in Israel: "What we're witnessing is a kind of psychological warfare between allies, particularly because Washington faced a very embarrassing moment after its failure to grab the Scud ship." But questions will linger because Israel has sold enough military technology to China in the past to make the latest charges seem plausible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Patriot in Beijing? | 3/23/1992 | See Source »

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