Word: m
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these things have a justification," says Glenn Kane, an emergency-medicine specialist at L.A.'s Century City Hospital, "though they may from a social point of view." Daren Gardner regards his brand--a large infinity symbol--as a sign of everlasting devotion to his wife Amanda. "What I'm looking for is an emotional experience that goes beyond where we all stand," he says. "The pain is very short and intense; the ornament is forever...
When Edward M. Kennedy first ran for his brother John's Senate seat in 1962, his opponent famously said of this youngest, least distinguished Kennedy, "If his name were Edward Moore, [his] candidacy would be a joke." In this season of George W. Bush, a pleasant enough Governor of modest achievement, one is forced to ask, "If his name were George Walker, would he be a presidential candidate, let alone the runaway front runner for the Republican nomination...
...jokes in a rough cadence somewhere between a Baptist preacher and RUN-D.M.C. Like a hip-hop deejay, Rock sampled the personas of the comic greats he admired--Gregory's political smarts, Richard Pryor's scatological eloquence, Allen's nebbishy charm--and mixed them into something new. "I'm a rap comedian the same way Bill Cosby is a jazz comedian," says Rock. "Cosby's laid back. I'm like, bang, bang bang, right into...
...general observation before coalescing into the thunder and lightning of his stand-up. "I had something the other day--this thing about men, that no matter what they're doing at their job, if some beautiful woman walks by, you try to do it cool," says Rock. "So I'm trying to figure out how you unload a garbage truck cool--or whatever. Notes like that are what I leave for myself...
...m guilty. When word got out last week that Bill and Hillary Clinton had settled on a house just up the street from me in Chappaqua, N.Y., the first thing I did was hop in my car and do a drive-by. How can I deny it? Half the village was there. With the stroke of a pen (and imminent transfer of $1.7 million), the First Couple have managed to turn a quiet suburban cul-de-sac into the surest spot in town to be seen...