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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fearsome anaconda spirit that slithers up from Amazonian waters. At least that's the way Davi describes it. Like other native medicine men in the Amazon rain forest, Davi relies on hallucinogenic powders to reach the spirit world, but this leader of the Yanomami Indians also wields a more modern means of communication: a two-way radio. When an otherworldly voice squawks through the speaker, Davi wraps up his shaman's crown of toucan feathers, dons uncomfortable city clothes and walks to a clearing in the forest, where a four-seater plane awaits, propellers revving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fresh Water: DAVI KOPENAWA YANOMAMI: Spirit from the Amazon | 8/2/1999 | See Source »

With the influence of the consulting apparatus, it's not hard to see how the modern political machine can make idealism chimerical--a sad social construct. We all know this: For all the retail politics, modern campaigns are about 1980s buzzwords like organization and strategy--and 1990s buzzwords like synergy and Internet...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, | Title: A Cancer on Politics | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

...feel that it is consistent with the style and appeal of Harvard Square," he said. "By combining both new and old and connecting it in a way that represents many generations of architecture to deliver a highly advanced property in terms of technology and modern amenities...

Author: By Robert B. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HBS Grads Develop Harvard Square Property | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

...spent a week back at V.B.S. in my hometown this summer, happy to see the little church being host to 65 kids each evening from 6 to 8 (a modern accommodation to busy daytime schedules). The kids still sing and do lessons and crafts, and the Kool-Aid still flows. Thirty adults, all with jobs and families, volunteer their time to help teach in the program, which is offered at no charge to any child who walks in the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Camp for the Soul | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

...ultimately Moby's careful hand that makes this album truly special, by knowing what to sample and how to incorporate these elements with a modern twist. Sounding nothing like anything currently being released, Play burbles with life and vitality that will reverberate long after its last notes have faded...

Author: By Annie K. Zaleski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Whale Migrates | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

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